Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Jared Cannonier
United StatesJared Cannonier
“The Killa Gorilla”
18-9-0
RESULT

Jan Blachowicz def. Jared Cannonier (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Jan Blachowicz
PolandJan Blachowicz
29-11-2
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.

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

Derek Cleary
#CannonierBlachowicz
1––
2––
3––
Total2829
Jason Rodgers
#CannonierBlachowicz
1––
2––
3––
Total2829
David Therien
#CannonierBlachowicz
1––
2––
3––
Total2829

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

Media Scores

0
Cannonier
–
17
Blachowicz
●30–27 Blachowicz×11●29–28 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

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.

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.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Jared Cannonier 41%59% Jan Blachowicz

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCal Elo ratings. See all Elo ratings

Tale of the Tape

18-9-0
Record
29-11-2
1564
Elo rating
1627
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

Striking Profile

4.42
SLpM
3.55
49%
Str. Acc.
50%
4.35
SApM
3.14
56%
Str. Def.
52%

Grappling Profile

0.54
TD Avg.
0.98
40%
TD Acc.
48%
64%
TD Def.
69%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.40

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jared Cannonier · 2-3
  • L
    Michael Page
    UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Gregory Rodrigues
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs RodriguesSat, Feb 15, 2025
    TKO · R4 · 0:21 · Middleweight
  • L
    Caio Borralho
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs BorralhoSat, Aug 24, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Nassourdine Imavov
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs ImavovSat, Jun 8, 2024
    TKO · R4 · 1:34 · Middleweight
  • W
    Marvin Vettori
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs CannonierSat, Jun 17, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Jan Blachowicz · 1-2-2
  • D
    Bogdan Guskov
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2Sat, Dec 6, 2025
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Carlos Ulberg
    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs BradySat, Mar 22, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Alex Pereira
    UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2Sat, Jul 29, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • D
    Magomed Ankalaev
    UFC 282: Błachowicz vs AnkalaevSat, Dec 10, 2022
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Aleksandar Rakic
    UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs RakićSat, May 14, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 1:11 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 22 fights
61.5
Avg sig. strikes
47.1
0.50
Avg takedowns
0.86
1:31
Avg control time
1:47
241
Career high strikes
107
4
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Jared Cannonier
Strike target
Jan Blachowicz
63%
Head
62%
20%
Body
21%
17%
Leg
18%
Jared Cannonier
Strike position
Jan Blachowicz
81%
Distance
78%
11%
Clinch
10%
7%
Ground
11%