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UFCUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Till
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Jason Knight
Jason Knight
“The Kid”
20-5-0
RESULT

Makwan Amirkhani def. Jason Knight (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Makwan Amirkhani
Makwan Amirkhani
“Mr. Finland”
17-9-0
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Makwan Amirkhani defeated Jason Knight by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Till, held Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Fight stats

Jason Knight
Makwan Amirkhani
2
Knockdowns
0
29 of 88
Significant strikes
27 of 62
33%
Sig. strike accuracy
44%
64 of 124
Total strikes
32 of 68
0 of 1
Takedowns
3 of 5
0%
Takedown accuracy
60%
1
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
6:56
Control time
0:14
Significant strikes by target
10 of 52
Head
25 of 60
6 of 18
Body
1 of 1
13 of 18
Leg
1 of 1
29 of 86
Distance
18 of 48
0 of 2
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
9 of 14

By round

ROUND 1
2
KD
0
15 of 42
Sig. str.
9 of 27
18 of 45
Total str.
9 of 27
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
1:10
Ctrl
0:14
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
12 of 36
Sig. str.
13 of 25
17 of 42
Total str.
14 of 26
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:42
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
2 of 10
Sig. str.
5 of 10
29 of 37
Total str.
9 of 15
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
4:04
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Mark Collett
#KnightAmirkhani
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Howard Hughes
#KnightAmirkhani
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Andy Roberts
#KnightAmirkhani
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

3
Knight
1
Draw
18
Amirkhani
●29–28 Amirkhani×18●29–28 Knight×3●28–28 Draw
All 22 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

36%
Knight
10%
Draw
53%
Amirkhani
116 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Amirkhani50.9%●29–28 Knight25.9%●28–28 Draw8.6%●30–27 Knight5.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
79%
Knight
R2
69%
Amirkhani
R3
85%
Amirkhani

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

20-5-0
Record
17-9-0
0
Win Streak
0
33
Age
37
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.95
SLpM
1.33
33%
Str. Acc.
44%
3.02
SApM
2.98
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.31
TD Avg.
3.96
31%
TD Acc.
43%
47%
TD Def.
35%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

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  • L
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    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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    Knockout · R3 · 0:06 · Lightweight
  • L
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    Submission · R2 · 4:27 · Featherweight
  • L
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Career Averages

Based on 9 fights · 16 fights
37.6
Avg sig. strikes
13.4
1.11
Avg takedowns
2.43
2:06
Avg control time
3:11
76
Career high strikes
32
4
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Jason Knight
Strike target
Makwan Amirkhani
68%
Head
85%
14%
Body
12%
18%
Leg
3%
Jason Knight
Strike position
Makwan Amirkhani
77%
Distance
64%
6%
Clinch
2%
18%
Ground
33%