FinishedPrelims · #10
UFC Fight Night · Sunday 23 February 2025
KO/TKOPunches
Round2
Time4:13
Fight time9:13
Catchweight · 3 rounds
R1R2R3
Austin
Nikolay
Striking
52
STRIKES
19
39
Power strikes
5
0
Knockdowns
0
Target
50
HEAD
12
1
BODY
5
1
LEGS
2
Grappling
2/450%
TAKEDOWNS
0/0
1
Sub attempts
0
7:21
Control time
0:00
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by fighter.cy
Dominance
Share73%Share of strikes27%
89%Share of power strikes11%
80%Fight time in control
7:21 · 0:00 / 9:130%
7:21 · 0:00 / 9:130%
Strike map
Head · body · legsVanderford vs VeretennikovStrikes by target
Tale of the tape
Career rates · UFC 2022+VanderfordVeretennikov
4.09Strikes / min4.76
4.5Takedowns / 15 min0.5
50Takedown accuracy %22
65Control time %6
0.00Knockdowns / 15 min0.00
100Wins by finish %50
Key numbers
Key numbers · Vanderford52
Vanderford: 52 strikes — average since 2022: 34 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights+33
Strike differential in this bout: 52–19.
Differential · this bout39
Power strikes — 75% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights7:21
Control time, from 2 takedowns — 80% of the fight.
Control · recent fightsRecord and form
Record · last 5
Austin Vanderford Welterweight
Record13–3–0
·Streak1L
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Nikolay Veretennikov
UFC 2022+2–4
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