Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt
Light Heavyweight★ Fight of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Gian Villante
United StatesGian Villante
17-14-0
RESULT

Gian Villante def. Sean O'Connell (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Sean O'Connell
United StatesSean O'Connell
“The Real OC”
17-9-0
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand

Gian Villante defeated Sean O'Connell by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt, held Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Vector Arena, Auckland. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Gian Villante won the decision.

Fight stats

Gian Villante
Sean O'Connell
0
Knockdowns
1
93 of 164
Significant strikes
109 of 228
57%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
120 of 194
Total strikes
153 of 276
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 4
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
2
0
Reversals
0
0:07
Control time
4:11
Significant strikes by target
55 of 122
Head
70 of 183
23 of 25
Body
17 of 22
15 of 17
Leg
22 of 23
74 of 142
Distance
92 of 209
19 of 22
Clinch
17 of 19
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
33 of 51
Sig. str.
41 of 74
45 of 64
Total str.
66 of 101
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
2:02
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
34 of 59
Sig. str.
40 of 81
39 of 65
Total str.
55 of 98
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
1:10
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
26 of 54
Sig. str.
28 of 73
36 of 65
Total str.
32 of 77
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
2
0:04
Ctrl
0:59

Judges' Scorecards

Anthony Dimitriou
#VillanteO'Connell
1109
2910
3109
Total2928
Charlie Keech
#VillanteO'Connell
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Kon Papaioannou
#VillanteO'Connell
1109
2910
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

5
Villante
-
3
O'Connell
●29-28 Villante×5●29-28 O'Connell×3
All 8 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

100%
Villante
0%
O'Connell
25 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 O'Connell68%●29-28 Villante20%●30-27 O'Connell8%●30-29 O'Connell4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
72%
O'Connell
R2
100%
O'Connell
R3
84%
Villante

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Gian Villante
-304
75% implied win probability
Open: -304Best: -285
Sean O'Connell
+242
29% implied win probability
Open: +242Best: +252

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

SportsbookGian VillanteSean O'Connell
Bovada-305+235
Pinnacle-285+252
sports-interaction-323+240

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Gian Villante vs Sean O'Connell?

Gian Villante defeated Sean O'Connell by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt, held Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Vector Arena, Auckland. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Gian Villante won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Gian Villante vs Sean O'Connell?

The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Gian Villante won the decision.

Was Gian Villante vs Sean O'Connell a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 20% of 25 fan cards scored it for Gian Villante; 63% of 8 media scores picked Gian Villante.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Peter Hickmott
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Gian Villante 53%47% Sean O'Connell

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 · Light Heavyweight roster (129 fighters)

Gian Villante
Complete Fighter
6 edges
Sean O'Connell
Knockout Artist
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

75Power93
75Speed74
86Precision75
96Durability83
87Engine61
56Wrestling54
50Ground86

Biggest edge Sean O'Connell, Ground striking +44

Attribute by attribute

Gian Villante is on the left of every row, Sean O'Connell on the right.
66Punch power99
83Kick power86
79Punch speed88
71Kick speed59
86Accuracy75
56Takedowns54
50Ground striking94
49Submissions77
97Chin88
94Body strength77
87Cardio61

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

Tale of the Tape

17-14-0
Record
17-9-0
1694
Power Index rating
1674
0
Win Streak
3
41
Age
42
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

Folkstyle Wrestling
vs
-
Gian Villante
  • Blue belt · BJJ
  • Ring of Combat Heavyweight Champion · Ring of Combat
  • Ring of Combat Light Heavyweight Champion · Ring of Combat
  • 2003Champion · State HS · youth · 215 lbs

Camp Serra-Longo Fight Team · Long Island, US

Sean O'Connell

No background on record

Striking Profile

4.38
SLpM
5.46
44%
Str. Acc.
48%
5.47
SApM
6.77
55%
Str. Def.
45%

Grappling Profile

0.45
TD Avg.
0.00
23%
TD Acc.
0%
83%
TD Def.
30%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Gian Villante · 0-4-1
  • L
    Chris Barnett
    UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 · Nov 6, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jake Collier
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Vettori · Dec 6, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Maurice Greene
    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Hooker · Jun 27, 2020
    Submission · R3 · 3:44 · Heavyweight
  • D
    Chris Camozzi
    Rise Invitational 7 · Jun 21, 2019
    Decision
  • L
    Michal Oleksiejczuk
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos · Feb 23, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:34 · Light Heavyweight
Sean O'Connell · 4-1
  • W
    Vinny Magalhaes
    Professional Fighters League - 2018 Season PFL Championships · Dec 31, 2018
    TKO · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Dan Spohn
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 2 · Oct 12, 2018
    Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Smealinho Rama
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 2 · Oct 12, 2018
    Knockout · R1 · 1:45 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Bozigit Ataev
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2018 Regular Season · Aug 29, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 3:30 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Ronny Markes
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2018 Regular Season · Jun 20, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 0:41 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 18 fights · 11 fights
51.3
Avg sig. strikes
43.4
0.28
Avg takedowns
0.00
0:39
Avg control time
1:56
93
Career high strikes
109
3
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

Gian Villante
Strike target
Sean O'Connell
65%
Head
68%
15%
Body
21%
20%
Leg
11%
Gian Villante
Strike position
Sean O'Connell
89%
Distance
63%
6%
Clinch
22%
6%
Ground
15%