Jon Fitch, Unanimous decision, 3 rounds.
Walking in
Jon Fitch
Record8-1
Strikes landed / min2.39Mid-pack
Strike defence45%Bottom
Takedowns / 15 min3.16Top third
Takedown defence56%Mid-pack
TellMileage index
Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in January 2009, 126 head strikes before that night. Never-yet-stopped fighters carrying that kind of mileage took a first KO in 11.0% of fights; the lightest third ran 15.6%.
Akihiro Gono
Record1-1
Strikes landed / min3.56Top third
Strike defence65%Top third
Takedowns / 15 min2.57Mid-pack
What happened
Jon FitchAkihiro Gono
40/70Sig. strikes7/20
174/232Total strikes18/32
4/7Takedowns0/0
2Sub attempts0
10:09Control2:00
Target
15/40Head1/10
18/22Body3/6
7/8Leg3/4
Position
11/27Distance4/15
16/20Clinch2/3
13/23Ground1/2