Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor prediction

UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · Sunday, 7 October 2018 · Lightweight · 5 rounds · main event

Khabib Nurmagomedov29-0-0UFC wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB, 6 DEC

Ireland · 22-7-0UFC wins: 8 KO, 0 SUB, 2 DEC

Result: Khabib Nurmagomedov by Sub, R4 3:03.

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Khabib Nurmagomedov	Tale of the tape	Conor McGregor
29-0-0	Record	22-7-0
–	Nationality	Ireland
13	UFC fights	15
30	Age	30
178 cm	Height	175 cm
178 cm	Reach	188 cm
Orthodox	Stance	Southpaw
2 / 5 / 6	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	8 / 0 / 2
0 / 0 / 0	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	3 / 2 / 0
3.6	Sig. strikes landed per minute	5.1
1.8	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	4.6
4.7	Takedowns per 15 minutes	0.8
0.19	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	1.55

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Khabib Nurmagomedov: last UFC fights

2018-04-08vs Al Iaquinta R5 5:00W DEC
2017-12-31vs Edson Barboza R3 5:00W DEC
2016-11-13vs Michael Johnson R3 2:31W SUB
2016-04-17vs Darrell Horcher R2 3:38W KO/TKO
2014-04-19vs Rafael Dos Anjos R3 5:00W DEC

Won 5 (100%)Lost 0 (0%)

Conor McGregor: last UFC fights

2016-11-13vs Eddie Alvarez R2 3:04W KO/TKO
2016-08-21vs Nate Diaz R5 5:00W DEC
2016-03-06vs Nate Diaz R2 4:12L SUB

Won 2 (67%)Lost 1 (33%)

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