Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Gian Villante
Gian Villante
17-14-0
RESULT

Gian Villante def. Saparbeg Safarov (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 2:54
Saparbeg Safarov
Saparbeg Safarov
9-3-0
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
Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-14-0
Record
9-3-0
0
Win Streak
0
40
Age
39
6'3"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
78"
—
Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Gian Villante · 1-4
  • L
    Chris Barnett
    UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2Sat, Nov 6, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jake Collier
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs VettoriSun, Dec 6, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Maurice Greene
    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs HookerSat, Jun 27, 2020
    Submission · R3 · 3:44 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Michal Oleksiejczuk
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs SantosSat, Feb 23, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:34 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Ed Herman
    UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. SmithSat, Oct 27, 2018
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Saparbeg Safarov · 1-3
  • L
    Rodolfo Vieira
    UFC 248: Adesanya vs RomeroSun, Mar 8, 2020
    Submission · R1 · 2:58 · Middleweight
  • W
    Nicolae Negumereanu
    UFC Fight Night: Till vs MasvidalSat, Mar 16, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Tyson Pedro
    UFC 221: Romero vs RockholdSat, Feb 10, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 3:54 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Gian Villante
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs AbdurakhimovSat, 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%