Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

WIN

TJ Grant

TJ Grant

21-5-0

RESULT

TJ Grant def. Ryo Chonan (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00

Ryo Chonan

Ryo Chonan

“Piranah”

22-13-0

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Centre Bell

TJ Grant defeated Ryo Chonan by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 97: REDEMPTION, held Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Centre Bell. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 28-29, TJ Grant won the decision.

Fight stats

TJ Grant

Ryo Chonan

Knockdowns

34 of 76

Significant strikes

31 of 75

45%

Sig. strike accuracy

41%

98 of 149

Total strikes

53 of 101

3 of 4

Takedowns

2 of 2

75%

Takedown accuracy

100%

Submission attempts

Reversals

3:23

Control time

9:08

Significant strikes by target

24 of 63

Head

27 of 71

5 of 7

Body

1 of 1

5 of 6

Leg

3 of 3

15 of 49

Distance

13 of 32

13 of 17

Clinch

1 of 3

6 of 10

Ground

17 of 40

By round

ROUND 1

19 of 41

Sig. str.

13 of 33

30 of 54

Total str.

18 of 39

1 of 1

Takedowns

1 of 1

Sub. att

0:37

Ctrl

3:22

ROUND 2

6 of 14

Sig. str.

6 of 17

31 of 42

Total str.

16 of 29

1 of 2

Takedowns

1 of 1

Sub. att

1:19

Ctrl

3:14

ROUND 3

9 of 21

Sig. str.

12 of 25

37 of 53

Total str.

19 of 33

1 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

1:27

Ctrl

2:32

Judges' Scorecards

Nelson Hamilton

#	Grant	Chonan
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Claude Paquette

#	Grant	Chonan
1	-	-
2	-	-
3	-	-

Total2928

Cecil Peoples

#	Grant	Chonan
1	-	-
2	-	-
3	-	-

Total2829

Media Scores

Grant

Chonan

●29-28 Grant×2

All 2 media scorecards▾

MMAJunkie.com29-28Grant
Sherdog.com29-28Grant

Fan Scorecards

50%

Grant

50%

Chonan

2 fan scorecards submitted

●30-27 Chonan50%●30-27 Grant50%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

50%

Chonan

50%

Chonan

50%

Chonan

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won TJ Grant vs Ryo Chonan?

What were the judges' scorecards for TJ Grant vs Ryo Chonan?

The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 28-29, TJ Grant won the decision.

Referee

Philippe Chartier

Time format

3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

TJ Grant 63%37% Ryo Chonan

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

TJ Grant

Complete Fighter

9 edges

Ryo Chonan

Complete Fighter

2 edges

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

92Power64

89Speed72

81Precision60

82Durability88

76Engine92

93Wrestling84

94Ground80

Biggest edge TJ Grant, Punch power +35

Attribute by attribute

92Punch power57

91Kick power70

88Punch speed63

89Kick speed81

81Accuracy60

93Takedowns84

95Ground striking93

92Submissions67

90Chin89

73Body strength87

76Cardio92

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

21-5-0

Record

22-13-0

1777

Power Index rating

1683

Win Streak

Age

5'10"

178 cm

Height

5'9"

175 cm

72"

183 cm

Reach

70"

178 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Welterweight

Weight Class

Welterweight

Canada

Nationality

Japan

Striking Profile

3.95

SLpM

2.57

54%

Str. Acc.

43%

3.21

SApM

2.25

56%

Str. Def.

60%

Grappling Profile

1.63

TD Avg.

0.61

43%

TD Acc.

41%

36%

TD Def.

39%

0.60

Sub. Avg.

0.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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Ryo Chonan · 4-1

W
Dan Hornbuckle
Tribe Tokyo Fight · Oct 20, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Seichi Ikemoto
DEEP Osaka Impact 2013 · Apr 28, 2013
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L
Hayato Sakurai
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Naoki Samukawa
DEEP · Oct 29, 2011
Decision
W
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TKO · R1 · 4:45 · Welterweight

Head-to-Head History

Split Decision

R3 · 5:00

UFC 97: REDEMPTION

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 4 fights

46.4

Avg sig. strikes

38.0

1.27

Avg takedowns

0.50

2:55

Avg control time

4:40

164

Career high strikes

Career high TDs

Strike Distribution

TJ Grant

Strike target

Ryo Chonan

58%

Head

55%

30%

Body

27%

11%

Leg

18%

TJ Grant

Strike position

Ryo Chonan

62%

Distance

65%

28%

Clinch

13%

11%

Ground

22%