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Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. BarnettSeptember 3, 2016

Alexander Gustafsson, Unanimous decision, 3 rounds.

Walking in

Alexander Gustafsson

Record8-4
Strikes landed / min4.22Top third
Strike defence49%Below avg
Takedowns / 15 min1.67Mid-pack
Takedown defence86%Top third

Jan Blachowicz

Record2-2
Strikes landed / min3.73Mid-pack
Strike defence48%Below avg
Takedowns / 15 min1.60Mid-pack
Takedown defence43%Bottom
TellMileage index

Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in September 2016, 122 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%.

What happened

Alexander Gustafsson
Jan Blachowicz
50/100Sig. strikes28/90
139/201Total strikes55/125
4/5Takedowns0/1
10:43Control0:00
Target
43/92Head18/73
3/3Body8/15
4/5Leg2/2
Position
15/57Distance24/81
2/2Clinch3/6
33/41Ground1/3

Numbers come from UFCStats, counted round by round. Records are UFC only and stand as they did that morning.