Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Jared Cannonier
The Killa Gorilla
18-10-0
RESULT

Jan Blachowicz def. Jared Cannonier (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Jan Blachowicz
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Canada

Jan Blachowicz defeated Jared Cannonier by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos, held Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Jan Blachowicz won the decision.

Fight stats

Jared Cannonier
Jan Blachowicz
0
Knockdowns
1
26 of 87
Significant strikes
50 of 127
30%
Sig. strike accuracy
39%
41 of 103
Total strikes
65 of 143
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 5
-
Takedown accuracy
80%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:22
Control time
2:49
Significant strikes by target
17 of 68
Head
35 of 108
1 of 8
Body
6 of 9
8 of 11
Leg
9 of 10
23 of 79
Distance
47 of 120
0 of 2
Clinch
0 of 1
3 of 6
Ground
3 of 6

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
6 of 32
Sig. str.
22 of 47
7 of 33
Total str.
25 of 50
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:22
Ctrl
0:04
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
6 of 26
Sig. str.
19 of 45
11 of 32
Total str.
27 of 53
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:44
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
14 of 29
Sig. str.
9 of 35
23 of 38
Total str.
13 of 40
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:01

Judges' Scorecards

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The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

0
Cannonier
-
17
Blachowicz
30-27 Blachowicz×1129-28 Blachowicz×6
All 17 media scorecards

Fan Scorecards

2%
Cannonier
2%
Draw
96%
Blachowicz
50 fan scorecards submitted
30-27 Blachowicz54%29-28 Blachowicz40%30-28 Blachowicz2%29-29 Draw2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
94%
Blachowicz
R2
100%
Blachowicz
R3
56%
Blachowicz

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Jared Cannonier
-188
65% implied win probability
Open: -189Best: -180
Jan Blachowicz
+157
39% implied win probability
Open: +153Best: +165

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

SportsbookJared CannonierJan Blachowicz
BetOnline-183+158
Bookmaker-195+165
Bovada-190+155
Pinnacle-184+162
sports-interaction-180+140
unibet-200+160

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jared Cannonier vs Jan Blachowicz?

Jan Blachowicz defeated Jared Cannonier by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos, held Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Jan Blachowicz won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Jared Cannonier vs Jan Blachowicz?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Jan Blachowicz won the decision.

Was Jared Cannonier vs Jan Blachowicz a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 96% of 50 fan cards scored it for Jan Blachowicz; 100% of 17 media scores picked Jan Blachowicz.

Full robbery index
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Jared Cannonier 49%51% Jan Blachowicz

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. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Jared Cannonier
Knockout Artist
7 edges
Jan Blachowicz
Knockout Artist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

96Power96
95Speed94
97Precision95
97Durability93
94Engine93
62Wrestling91
62Ground91

Biggest edge Jan Blachowicz, Submissions +38

Attribute by attribute

Jared Cannonier is on the left of every row, Jan Blachowicz on the right.
97Punch power95
94Kick power97
96Punch speed94
94Kick speed93
97Accuracy95
62Takedowns91
70Ground striking91
53Submissions91
97Chin93
97Body strength93
94Cardio93

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

Tale of the Tape

18-10-0
Record
29-12-2
1738
Power Index rating
1743
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
43
5'11"
180 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
77"
196 cm
Reach
78"
198 cm
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
Poland

Style Matchup

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Jared Cannonier
  • 2023Brown belt · BJJ
  • 2014AFC Heavyweight Championship · Alaska Fighting Championship
  • Amateur MMA 2-0 · Record

Camp The MMA Lab · Glendale, Arizona, US

Jan Blachowicz
  • Black belt · BJJ · Kamil Uminski and Radoslaw Turek
  • 2011KSW Light Heavyweight Championship · KSW
  • 2010KSW light heavyweight tournament winner (KSW 14) · KSW
  • 2008KSW light heavyweight tournament winner (KSW 9) · KSW

Camp Berkut WCA Fight Team · Warsaw, Poland

Striking Profile

4.25
SLpM
3.53
49%
Str. Acc.
50%
4.36
SApM
3.23
55%
Str. Def.
51%

Grappling Profile

0.77
TD Avg.
0.97
45%
TD Acc.
48%
64%
TD Def.
70%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.40

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jared Cannonier · 1-4
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman · Jul 18, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues · Feb 15, 2025
    TKO · R4 · 0:21 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho · Aug 24, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov · Jun 8, 2024
    TKO · R4 · 1:34 · Middleweight
Jan Blachowicz · 0-3-2
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Medić vs Rodriguez · Aug 1, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 2:56 · Light Heavyweight
  • D
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • D
    UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 21 fights · 23 fights
59.3
Avg sig. strikes
45.2
0.71
Avg takedowns
0.83
1:44
Avg control time
1:42
241
Career high strikes
107
5
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Jared Cannonier
Strike target
Jan Blachowicz
63%
Head
61%
20%
Body
21%
17%
Leg
18%
Jared Cannonier
Strike position
Jan Blachowicz
81%
Distance
78%
12%
Clinch
10%
7%
Ground
11%