Jared Cannoniervs
Kelvin Gastelum
Jared Cannonier def. Kelvin Gastelum (Unanimous Decision)
Middleweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, August 21, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Jared Cannonier defeated Kelvin Gastelum by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum, held Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Unanimous Decision
Round 5 · 5:00
21-11-0 (1 NC)
Tale of the Tape
18-9-0
Record
21-11-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
34
5'11"
Height
5'9"
77"
Reach
71"
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Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
4.42
SLpM
3.65
49%
Str. Acc.
42%
4.35
SApM
3.52
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.54
TD Avg.
1.04
40%
TD Acc.
35%
64%
TD Def.
60%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Jared Cannonier · 2-3
- LUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs RodriguesSat, Feb 15, 2025TKO · R4 · 0:21 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs BorralhoSat, Aug 24, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs ImavovSat, Jun 8, 2024TKO · R4 · 1:34 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs CannonierSat, Jun 17, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Kelvin Gastelum · 2-3
- L
- WNoche UFC: Lopes vs SilvaSat, Sep 13, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2Sat, Jun 7, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Dariush vs TsarukyanSat, Dec 2, 2023Submission · R3 · 1:43 · Welterweight
Common Opponents
Jared Cannonier
Kelvin Gastelum
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 20 fights · 25 fights
61.5
Avg sig. strikes
49.7
0.50
Avg takedowns
0.96
1:31
Avg control time
1:52
241
Career high strikes
124
4
Career high TDs
6
Strike Distribution
Jared Cannonier
Strike target
Kelvin Gastelum
63%
Head
64%
20%
Body
19%
17%
Leg
17%
Jared Cannonier
Strike position
Kelvin Gastelum
81%
Distance
86%
11%
Clinch
9%
7%
Ground
5%
Fight stats
Jared Cannonier
Kelvin Gastelum
1
Knockdowns
0
81 of 207
Significant strikes
89 of 246
39%
Sig. strike accuracy
36%
91 of 218
Total strikes
89 of 246
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 8
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Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:02
Control time
2:31
Significant strikes by target
51 of 162
Head
48 of 187
20 of 31
Body
22 of 36
10 of 14
Leg
19 of 23
79 of 205
Distance
88 of 243
2 of 2
Clinch
1 of 3
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 45
Sig. str.
22 of 57
19 of 45
Total str.
22 of 57
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
17 of 43
Sig. str.
24 of 59
17 of 43
Total str.
24 of 59
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
17 of 40
Sig. str.
15 of 54
17 of 40
Total str.
15 of 54
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:19
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
15 of 45
Sig. str.
16 of 41
19 of 49
Total str.
16 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:45
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
13 of 34
Sig. str.
12 of 35
19 of 41
Total str.
12 of 35
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:25
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)