Fight completed
Colby Thicknesse vs Asaf Chopurov
Colby Thicknesse def. Asaf Chopurov · Decision - Split · Round 3, 5:00
Tale of the tape
How they win
Thicknesse
9 wins on file
- KO/TKO
- 2
- Submission
- 2
- Decision
- 5
Chopurov
11 wins on file
- KO/TKO
- 5
- Submission
- 5
- Decision
- 1
How these figures are measured
- Sig. strikes landed per minute
- Significant strikes landed, divided by minutes fought. Career figure.
- Strike accuracy, all strikes
- Every strike landed as a share of every strike thrown, significant or not, over the career. ESPN's own figure. It is not significant-strike accuracy, which runs lower.
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- Takedowns landed for every 15 minutes fought, the length of a three-round bout. Career figure.
- Takedown accuracy
- Takedowns landed as a share of those attempted. Career figure.
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- Submission attempts for every 15 minutes fought. Career figure.
- Finish rate
- Share of the wins on file that ended by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
- Days since last fight
- From the last bout on file to the date of this one.
Records, measurements and career averages are reported by ESPN. The UFC record, last fight, finish rate and win methods are counted by Statwell from the bouts on file for each fighter, which can be fewer than the full professional record. No striking or grappling averages are available for both fighters yet.
Matchup snapshot
Thicknesse
3 measured UFC bouts, 45.0 minutes
Chopurov
No measured UFC bout
- 3.24146 landed of 355 thrown (41%)
- Significant strikes landedper minute
- Not on file
- 2.93opponents landed 132 of 289
- Significant strikes absorbedper minute
- Not on file
- 7%2 of 28 attempts
- Takedowns completedof those attempted
- Not on file
- 33%conceded 4 of 6 faced
- Takedowns defendedof those faced
- Not on file
- 0scored, 0 suffered
- Knockdownsscored and suffered
- Not on file
About these statistics
Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over each fighter’s measured UFC bouts. Small samples move quickly: read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.
Recent form
Colby Thicknesse
2-1 in last 3- W
vs Vince Morales
Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
· UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Sig. strikes 46 of 117 · Takedowns 0 of 6
- W
vs Josias Musasa
Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
· UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
Sig. strikes 62 of 111 · Takedowns 2 of 14
- L
vs Aleksandre Topuria
Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
· UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Sig. strikes 38 of 127 · Takedowns 0 of 8
Asaf Chopurov
No completed UFC bout on file.
Statwell Intel
The full analysis is published.
Colby Thicknesse’s three UFC bouts have all reached the judges. Unbeaten newcomer Asaf Chopurov has finished ten of eleven professional opponents on the regional circuit. The key questions are how Chopurov’s offence transfers to UFC opposition and how Thicknesse turns frequent wrestling entries into effective attacks.
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