Welterweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Takashi Sato v Themba Gorimbo
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill, Sat, May 20, 2023, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Chris Tognoni
Referee Chris Tognoni
Themba Gorimbo won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Mike Bell 27 - 30. Junichiro Kamijo 27 - 30. Tony Weeks 27 - 30.
“Ten”
Height 5'10", Reach 73", Stance Southpaw, Age 32 on the night
Coming in 2-4-0 in the UFC over 6 fights
“Mamba”
Height 6'1", Reach 77", Stance Orthodox, Age 32 on the night
Coming in 0-1-0 in the UFC over 1 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Takashi Sato | Themba Gorimbo | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 3 of 8 | 1 of 2 | 0:32 | 0 | 7 of 16 | 1 of 3 | 3:58 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 14 of 17 | 1 of 4 | 1:14 | 0 | 18 of 30 | 1 of 2 | 3:20 | 1 |
| Round 35:00 | 13 of 22 | 0 of 0 | 0:35 | 0 | 8 of 10 | 1 of 3 | 3:57 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 30 of 47 | 2 of 6 | 2:21 | 0 | 33 of 56 | 3 of 8 | 11:15 | 1 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 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.