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UFCUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum
Middleweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jared Cannonier
Jared Cannonier
“The Killa Gorilla”
18-9-0
RESULT

Jared Cannonier def. Kelvin Gastelum (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum
21-11-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, 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.

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
—
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)
Pre-fight comparison▾

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"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

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%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

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
Kelvin Gastelum · 2-3
  • L
    Vicente Luque
    UFC 327: Procházka vs UlbergSat, Apr 11, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 4:08 · Middleweight
  • W
    Dustin Stoltzfus
    Noche UFC: Lopes vs SilvaSat, Sep 13, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Joe Pyfer
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2Sat, Jun 7, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Daniel Rodriguez
    UFC Saudi ArabiaSat, Jun 22, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Sean Brady
    UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs TsarukyanSat, Dec 2, 2023
    Submission · R3 · 1:43 · Welterweight

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%