Catch Weight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Nikolay Veretennikov v Austin Vanderford
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song, Sat, Feb 22, 2025, Seattle, Washington, USA
Referee Kevin MacDonald
Referee Kevin MacDonald
Austin Vanderford won by KO/TKO, R2 4:13. Punches to Head On Ground
“Gladiator”
Height 6'1", Reach 74", Stance Orthodox, Age 35 on the night
Coming in 0-1-0 in the UFC over 1 fights
“The Gentleman”
Height 5'11", Reach 74", Stance Orthodox, Age 34 on the night
Coming in on UFC debut
01/Round by round
2 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Nikolay Veretennikov | Austin Vanderford | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 3 of 13 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 8 of 11 | 1 of 1 | 3:56 | 0 |
| Round 24:13 | 2 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 31 of 41 | 1 of 3 | 3:25 | 0 |
| Fight, 9:13 | 5 of 19 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 39 of 52 | 2 of 4 | 7:21 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 9.2 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.