By the Numbers: UFC Fight Night 216

The final Ultimate Fighting Championship bout of 2022 was a “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” type of affair.

In the end, the striking power and variety of Jared Cannonier made the difference in two of the three judges’ eyes, as he captured a spit-decision triumph over Sean Strickland in the UFC Fight Night 216 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. “The Killa Gorilla” has won three of four Octagon appearances and rebounds from a defeat to Israel Adesanya in a middleweight title bout this past summer. Strickland, meanwhile, has dropped back-to-back fights for the first time in his career.

Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC Fight NIght 216, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.com.

152: Significant strikes landed by Strickland. By comparison, Cannonier landed 141. Strickland outlanded his opponent 28 to 25 in Round 2, 35 to 33 in Round 3, 33 to 27 in Round 4 and 43 to 40 in Round 5, while Cannonier held a 16-to-13 edge in Round 1.

126: Significant head strikes for Strickland. Cannonier, meanwhile, landed 56 significant strikes to the head.

60: Significant body strikes for Cannonier. Strickland landed 24 significant strikes to the body. Cannonier also held a 24-to-2 advantage in significant leg strikes.

0: Rounds that were scored unanimously in favor of either Cannonier or Strickland by cageside judges Derek Cleary, Sal D’Amato and Junichiro Kamijo, according to the official scorecards.

13: Unofficial media scorecards, of the 20 tracked by