Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Light HeavyweightFight of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Gian Villante
RESULT

Gian Villante def. Saparbeg Safarov (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 2:54
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Times Union Center, Albany, United States

Gian Villante defeated Saparbeg Safarov by TKO in round 2 (2:54) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov, held Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Times Union Center, Albany.

Fight stats

Gian Villante
Saparbeg Safarov
1
Knockdowns
0
60 of 108
Significant strikes
37 of 131
56%
Sig. strike accuracy
28%
73 of 121
Total strikes
37 of 131
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
-
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:24
Control time
0:12
Significant strikes by target
49 of 93
Head
30 of 120
2 of 5
Body
6 of 10
9 of 10
Leg
1 of 1
40 of 81
Distance
35 of 126
10 of 11
Clinch
2 of 4
10 of 16
Ground
0 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
35 of 69
Sig. str.
31 of 98
38 of 72
Total str.
31 of 98
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:24
Ctrl
0:12
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
25 of 39
Sig. str.
6 of 33
35 of 49
Total str.
6 of 33
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

Gian Villante
-186
65% implied win probability
Open: -193Best: -170
Saparbeg Safarov
+154
39% implied win probability
Open: +158Best: +165

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

SportsbookGian VillanteSaparbeg Safarov
BetOnline-170+145
Bookmaker-185+157
Bovada-200+160
Pinnacle-187+165
sports-interaction-185+145
unibet-190+150

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Gian Villante vs Saparbeg Safarov?

Gian Villante defeated Saparbeg Safarov by TKO in round 2 (2:54) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov, held Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Times Union Center, Albany.

Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Gian Villante 57%43% Saparbeg Safarov

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
8 edges
Saparbeg Safarov
Grappling Specialist
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

75Power66
75Speed56
86Precision57
96Durability83
87Engine71
56Wrestling98
50Ground71

Biggest edge Saparbeg Safarov, Ground striking +48

Attribute by attribute

Gian Villante is on the left of every row, Saparbeg Safarov on the right.
66Punch power84
83Kick power48
79Punch speed64
71Kick speed48
86Accuracy57
56Takedowns98
50Ground striking98
49Submissions43
97Chin72
94Body strength93
87Cardio71

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

Tale of the Tape

17-14-0
Record
9-3-0
1730
Power Index rating
1683
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
39
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
78"
198 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
Russia

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

Saparbeg Safarov

No background on record

Striking Profile

4.38
SLpM
4.03
44%
Str. Acc.
48%
5.47
SApM
2.96
55%
Str. Def.
47%

Grappling Profile

0.45
TD Avg.
2.52
23%
TD Acc.
41%
83%
TD Def.
33%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Gian Villante · 0-4-1
  • L
    UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 · Nov 6, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Vettori · Dec 6, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Hooker · Jun 27, 2020
    Submission · R3 · 3:44 · Heavyweight
  • D
    Rise Invitational 7 · Jun 21, 2019
    Decision
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos · Feb 23, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:34 · Light Heavyweight
Saparbeg Safarov · 2-3
  • W
    MFP 240 · May 25, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:16 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero · Mar 8, 2020
    Submission · R1 · 2:58 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal · Mar 16, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold · Feb 10, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 3:54 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov · Dec 10, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 2:54 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 18 fights · 4 fights
51.3
Avg sig. strikes
30.0
0.28
Avg takedowns
1.25
0:39
Avg control time
3:04
93
Career high strikes
70
3
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Gian Villante
Strike target
Saparbeg Safarov
65%
Head
82%
15%
Body
8%
20%
Leg
10%
Gian Villante
Strike position
Saparbeg Safarov
89%
Distance
50%
6%
Clinch
8%
6%
Ground
43%