Heavyweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Alexandr Romanov v Juan Espino
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum, Sat, Apr 17, 2021, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Mark Smith
Referee Mark Smith
Alexandr Romanov won by Split decision, R3 1:05. Technical Decision: Groin Strike to Romanov Dave Hagen 28 - 29. Chris Lee 29 - 28. Tony Weeks 28 - 29.
“King Kong”
Height 6'2", Reach 75", Stance Southpaw, Age 30 on the night
Coming in 2-0-0 in the UFC over 2 fights
“El Guapo”
Height 6'3", Reach 80", Stance Orthodox, Age 40 on the night
Coming in 2-0-0 in the UFC over 2 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Alexandr Romanov | Juan Espino | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 5 of 9 | 1 of 1 | 2:18 | 0 | 4 of 6 | 2 of 2 | 1:28 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 27 of 44 | 1 of 2 | 3:20 | 0 | 6 of 13 | 0 of 1 | 0:45 | 0 |
| Round 31:05 | 0 of 0 | 0 of 1 | 0:03 | 0 | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 0:42 | 0 |
| Fight, 11:05 | 32 of 53 | 2 of 4 | 5:41 | 0 | 12 of 22 | 4 of 5 | 2:55 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 11.1 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.