UFC 249: Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 18, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. In the main event, Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov will take on Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson in the UFC Lightweight Title bout. You can view the full UFC 249 card.
In this post, we will break down Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 35-year-old, Khabib Nurmagomedov is coming in with a 28-0-0 record. Nurmagomedov will be fighting for the first time since a win via submission against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier in September.
Ferguson, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Donald Cerrone on September 7, 2019 at UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes and holds a 26-3-0 record.
| Khabib Nurmagomedov | vs. | Tony Ferguson |
| 35 |
Age |
40 |
| 5′ 10″ |
Height |
5′ 11″ |
| 155 lbs. |
Weight |
155 lbs. |
| 70″ |
Reach |
76″ |
| 28-0-0 |
Record |
26-3-0 |
| Orthodox |
Stance |
Orthodox |
Khabib Nurmagomedov has an orthodox fighting stance with a 70″ reach. The 40-year-old, Tony Ferguson is an orthodox fighter with a 76″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.
Nurmagomedov comes in with 49% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 4.11 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Ferguson fires at 45% accuracy, landing about 5.81 significant strikes per minute. Khabib Nurmagomedov also has a 47% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 5.35 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Ferguson’s 0.56 takedowns and 75% takedown accuracy.
Tony spent on average 10:04 minutes in the Octagon and Khabib has an average fight time of 13:47 minutes.
This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 249 is live in , who do you think will win, Khabib or Tony? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC 249: Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson |
Date |
April 18, 2020 |
Location |
Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Main Event |
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson |
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