Saturday, August 21, 2021Meta 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. The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47, Jared Cannonier won the decision.
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Jared Cannonier vs Kelvin Gastelum
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Jared CannonierKelvin Gastelum
1
Knockdowns0
81 / 207
Significant strikes89 / 246
39%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
91 / 218
Total strikes89 / 246
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 8
0:02
Control time2:31
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Jared CannonierKelvin Gastelum
5163%4854%
Head
2025%2225%
Body
1012%1921%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Jared Cannonier
98%
Kelvin Gastelum
99%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Jared Cannonier81 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
5050/161
1919/30
1010/14
Clinch
11/1
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Kelvin Gastelum89 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
4848/186
2121/34
1919/23
Clinch
00/1
11/2
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Jared CannonierKelvin Gastelum
R1
19
22
10-910-910-9
R2
17
24
10-910-910-9
R3
17
15
10-910-910-9
R4
15
16
10-910-910-9
R5
13
12
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Jared Cannonier
0
Knockdowns0
19 / 45
Significant strikes22 / 57
42%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
19 / 45
Total strikes22 / 57
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:00
Control time0:02
Round 2Judges: Kelvin Gastelum
0
Knockdowns0
17 / 43
Significant strikes24 / 59
40%
Sig. strike accuracy41%
17 / 43
Total strikes24 / 59
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Jared Cannonier
1
Knockdowns0
17 / 40
Significant strikes15 / 54
43%
Sig. strike accuracy28%
17 / 40
Total strikes15 / 54
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 2
0:02
Control time0:19
Round 4Judges: Jared Cannonier
0
Knockdowns0
15 / 45
Significant strikes16 / 41
33%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
19 / 49
Total strikes16 / 41
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:00
Control time0:45
Round 5Judges: Kelvin Gastelum
0
Knockdowns0
13 / 34
Significant strikes12 / 35
38%
Sig. strike accuracy34%
19 / 41
Total strikes12 / 35
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 3
0:00
Control time1:25
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
18
Jared Cannonier
1
Kelvin Gastelum
●48-47 Cannonier×16●49-46 Cannonier×2●48-47 Gastelum
All 19 media scorecards
- Steven Marrocco · MMAFighting.com49-46Cannonier
- Scott Fontana · New York Post49-46Cannonier
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Cannonier
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno48-47Cannonier
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com48-47Cannonier
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com48-47Cannonier
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com48-47Cannonier
- MMAJunkie.com48-47Cannonier
- MMAMania.com48-47Cannonier
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com48-47Cannonier
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com48-47Cannonier
- Joe McDonagh · Cageside Press48-47Cannonier
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com48-47Cannonier
- Shawn Bitter · Cageside Press48-47Cannonier
- Drake Riggs · TheBodyLockMMA.com48-47Cannonier
- Jillian DeCoursey · CombatPress.com48-47Cannonier
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com48-47Cannonier
- Steven Kelliher · Tapology.com48-47Cannonier
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com48-47Gastelum
Fan Scorecards
255 fan scorecards submitted
65%
Jared Cannonier
2%
Draw
33%
Kelvin Gastelum
●48-47 Cannonier52.9%●48-47 Gastelum29.8%●49-46 Cannonier9%●49-46 Gastelum2.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
69%
Cannonier
R2
96%
Gastelum
R3
93%
Cannonier
R4
89%
Cannonier
R5
82%
Gastelum
Betting Odds
Jared Cannonier
-158
61% implied win probability
Open: -207Best: -126
Kelvin Gastelum
+131
43% implied win probability
Open: +167Best: +255
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Jared Cannonier | Kelvin Gastelum |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -150 | +120 |
| BetOnline | -145 | +125 |
| BetUS | -150 | +120 |
| Betway | -400 | +255 |
| Bovada | -165 | +135 |
| Cloudbet | -135 | +117 |
| DraftKings | -145 | +110 |
| FanDuel | -126 | -102 |
| MyBookie | -160 | +130 |
| Pinnacle | -150 | +117 |
| sportsbetio | -169 | +114 |
| sports-interaction | -170 | +135 |
| unibet | -150 | +122 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Jared Cannonier absorbs 4.36 significant strikes a minute, more than 78% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Jared Cannonier
OtherBJJMMA
- 2023Brown belt · BJJ
- 2014AFC Heavyweight ChampionshipAlaska Fighting Championship
- —Amateur MMA 2-0Record
Kelvin Gastelum
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxing
- 2018Black belt · BJJBrian Beaumont (10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Yuma)
- 2013Champion · Tuf 17middleweight
- 2009Champion · State HSyouth
- —North Idaho CollegeWrestling (NJCAA) · c. 2009-2010 (one year)
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
63%64%
Head
20%19%
Body
17%17%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Jared Cannonierlast 8 fights
71%23%
Kelvin Gastelumlast 6 fights
67%13%20%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Jared Cannonier· from fights outside the UFC Kelvin Gastelum· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.253.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersKelvin Gastelum · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.363.52
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersKelvin Gastelum · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.771.04
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersKelvin Gastelum · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
45%35%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersKelvin Gastelum · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
65%60%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersKelvin Gastelum · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersKelvin Gastelum · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.25
Strikes landed / min3.65
4.36
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.52
0.77 / 1.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.04 / 3.0
45%
Takedown accuracy35%
65%
Takedown defence60%
1:44
Control time / fight1:52
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Jared Cannonier20 UFC fights · 1161 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
47%548/1569
17%199/285
17%203/251
Clinch
7%77/109
4%44/46
1%7/8
Ground
7%79/100
0%4/4
0%0/0
Kelvin Gastelum26 UFC fights · 1269 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
56%709/2202
14%172/257
16%201/236
Clinch
3%40/92
5%58/65
1%11/14
Ground
6%75/125
0%3/4
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Jared Cannonier16 of 28 ended early · 57%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
Kelvin Gastelum15 of 31 ended early · 48%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
6 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Jared Cannonier1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman · Jul 18, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues · Feb 15, 2025TKO · R4 · 0:21 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho · Aug 24, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
Full record · 28 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Cannonier · Jun 17, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum · Aug 21, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019TKO · R2 · 0:27 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WNick RoehrickUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje · Jul 7, 2017TKO · R3 · 2:08 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie · Feb 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: A Tournament of Champions · Dec 3, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
- WTony LopezAlaska Fighting Championship · Jan 22, 2014DEC
- WJermaine HaughtonAFC 102: Champion vs. Champion · Oct 16, 2013TKO · R1 · 1:50 · Heavyweight
- WStephen WaalkesAK Entertainment · Apr 30, 2013Submission
- WJoshua OfiuAlaska Fighting Championship · Feb 13, 2013TKO
- WMatt HerringshawAlaska Regional · Oct 28, 2011Submission
- WJason CoomesAlaska Fighting Championship · Oct 12, 2011Submission
- WAlton PrinceAlaska Regional · Jun 19, 2011TKO
Kelvin Gastelum2-3
- L
- WNoche UFC: Lopes vs Silva · Sep 13, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
Full record · 32 fightsShow less
- WUFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum · Aug 21, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Gastelum · Apr 17, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs Benavidez · Jul 19, 2020Submission · R1 · 1:18 · Middleweight
- L
- LUFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Weidman vs Gastelum · Jul 22, 2017Submission · R3 · 3:45 · Middleweight
- NC
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · Aug 28, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:26 · Welterweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · Apr 13, 2013SD · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter 17 Middleweight
- WMike AshfordRage in the Cage · Jul 20, 2012TKO
- WBill SmallwoodRUF MMA · Jul 7, 2012Submission
- WMike GentileDesert Rage Full Contact Fighting · Oct 22, 2011TKO
- WYair MoguelMexico Regional · Jul 16, 2011Submission
- WJose SanchezMexico Regional · Dec 11, 2010Submission
- WLuis MaganaWarrior Championship Fighting · Mar 28, 2009
Frequently asked questions
Who won Jared Cannonier vs Kelvin Gastelum?
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. The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47, Jared Cannonier won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Jared Cannonier vs Kelvin Gastelum?
The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47, Jared Cannonier won the decision.
Was Jared Cannonier vs Kelvin Gastelum a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 65% of 255 fan cards scored it for Jared Cannonier; 95% of 19 media scores picked Jared Cannonier.