Out of the 21 wins in his MMA career, Conor McGregor has been able to finish 19 of his opponents inside round 2.

This is closely aligned to his ability to keep the fight standing and huge damage he inflicts there. He is going to come out all guns blazing right after the bell rings. He then held McGregor on the mat for the majority of the round. | Powered by WordPress, The Best Cheap BJJ Gi for your Money 2018, Best Kids BJJ Gi: Choose the Best Jiu Jitsu Gi for your Little Ninjas in 2017, Choosing the Best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gi – Buyers Guide 2018, The Best Free Standing Punching Bag For MMA, Best MMA Training Gloves 2018 Complete Guide, WEIGHT: 155 lb current UFC fight weight / 170 lb walk around weight, TITLES: Current UFC Lightweight Champion, Former UFC Featherweight Champ, Cagewarriors UK Lightweight & Featherweight Champion. Conor McGregor – Stats, history and MMA record. Conor McGregor Net Worth and Fight Earnings Stats Exact PPV percentages, endorsement payouts and any discretionary bonus payouts by the UFC are notoriously hard to accurately source. A look at the stats from UFC 229's main event bout between lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. The total strikes landed during the first stanza were in McGregor’s favor. If Conor can defend the early takedowns and keep the fight standing he can do the most damage. Conor showed some excellent takedown defense against the best grappler in the game right now, Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor has an unusually high finishing rate with 90% of his career wins finishing inside the distance.

It’s needless to say that Donald Cerrone will have the edge on the ground. He has only fought to a decision two times in his career, getting the nod both times vs Max Holloway and in his second fight with Nate Diaz. I am a freelance writer who has covered a wide variety of topics over the years. Therefore any Net Worth figures will include a large element of estimations. This stat was 64% for the fight against Jorge Masvidal and 635 against Al Iaquinta over 5 rounds. And the stats show exactly that. Now Cerrone can put pressure on his opponent in the early rounds as well. After seven UFC fights he won the unified Featherweight UFC Belt vs Jose Aldo at UFC 194 on December 12th 2015. This makes his weight cut to 145lbs one of the more extreme in the UFC. Do Not Sell my Personal Info, 48901+48906+48908-48913+48915-48919+48921-48922+48924+48929-48930+48933+48937+48951+48956+48980. Conor McGregor is a phenomenal striker and so is Donald Cerrone. If Cerrone would have fought McGregor when he was coming off a win against Al Iaquinta this matchup would have been a lot more intriguing. The former two-division champ landed 39 of 40 total strikes while the current lightweight kingpin landed 18 of 21 total strikes.

And his opponent is the UFC veteran, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images). Get UFC fight results and career results information at FOX Sports. However he is slightly below the average welterweight height (as per the current UFC top 15) of 5’ 10”. Helwani: It's never easy with Conor McGregor and the UFC, but end result is always worth it, McGregor says he will fight Poirier on Jan. 23, McGregor offered Poirier fight, only on Jan. 23, Poirier believes he's next for McGregor in UFC, Poirier believes his next fight will be vs. McGregor, Khabib: Wouldn't coach TUF vs. Conor for $5B, Khabib on why he can't envision a rematch with Conor, UFC real or not: Dustin Poirier is the right opponent for Conor McGregor's return, Conor McGregor's UFC journey: Historic success, controversy, retirements, CWFC 51: Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 51, CWFC 47: Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 47. I am a freelance writer who has covered a wide variety of topics over the years.

McGregor is currently the holder of the UFC record for the fastest finish in a UFC championship fight. McGregor is the first to ever hold them at the same time. He earned this record by knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to with the UFC featherweight title.

Hence it does seem that Cerrone will be able to expose Conor’s weakness on the ground. Conor slows down as the fight goes to the later rounds and that’s when Cowboy can score the takedowns, and assert dominance on the ground.

Conor McGregor stats, net worth, weight and fight record. In the second stanza, the champion spent more than four minutes in top control where he landed the majority of his strikes during the round. Conor McGregor – Stats, history and MMA record. Conor McGregors fighting style is born out of a long history of boxing training, later transitioning to full time mma training under the tutelage of John Kavanagh of SBG (Straight Blast Gym) Ireland. Read our breakdown of his vital stats, as well as highlights and interesting facts about his life and career.

Donald Cerrone has 6 knockout losses in his career and all of them have come inside the first two rounds. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. $28,000,000.

Officially the submission attempt was recorded as a rear-naked choke.

Now whether he can submit Conor or not, that’s will only be answered if the fight goes to the ground. He also had one submission attempt, an attempt that ended the fight. Therefore any Net Worth figures will include a large element of estimations. Nationality: IrishHometown: Crumlin, IrelandFamily life: 1 sibling (sister) long term partner Dee Devlin, Exact PPV percentages, endorsement payouts and any discretionary bonus payouts by the UFC are notoriously hard to accurately source.

Only 20% of his UFC fighting time has been spent in grappling exchanges on the ground due to his 70% takedown defence ability. Copyright: © 2020 ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. These days I mostly focus on MMA as a contributor to MMAjunkie and now Forbes. Not long after that Nurmagomedov drove McGregor to the cage and took the fight to the mat. Make sure you're the smartest guy at the bar with our comprehensive Conor McGregor stats and fighter profile... Conor McGregor is 28 years old and his DOB is 14th July 1988Conor McGregors height is 5 ft 9 in or 175cm and has a reach of 74" or 188cmFight Weights: Featherweight (145lb), Lightweight(155lb), Welterweight(170lb)How much weight does Conor McGregor cut? Like the striking, this round was also McGregor’s in the takedown department, the ex-champ thwarted all three of Nurmagomedov’s takedown attempts.

The last win for Conor in the octagon come in November 2016 against Eddie Alvarez and the last time he competed in the octagon was in November 2018.

86% of these came by way of KO/TKO.

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UFC 229 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The defeat was McGregor’s second in the UFC and first since he tapped to a rear-naked choke from Nate Diaz in March 2016.

From his recent fight against Al Iaquinta, we can see that Cerrone landed the maximum strikes in the fifth round compared to the earlier rounds. Right at your fingertips. Record of opponents, results, … All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these TERMS OF USE and UPDATED PRIVACY POLICY. He enlisted the help of renowned movement trainer Ido Portal in his preparation for many of his recent UFC bouts. It appears on paper that his weakness is submission defense, as all three losses have come by way of sub. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images), EY & Citi On The Importance Of Resilience And Innovation, Impact 50: Investors Seeking Profit — And Pushing For Change. An interesting fact is that he has now won four MMA world titles in two different organisations but has never defended a belt. He vacated his Cagewarriors titles to join the UFC back in early 2013. Latest on Conor McGregor including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN