Cannonier sets record for strikes landed in win over Vettori

Previous UFC title opposition Jared Cannonier kipped down among the leading efficiencies in middleweight history on Saturday, as he set a brand-new divisional record for strikes landed in a single battle versus Marvin Vettori in Las Vegas.

Cannonier (17-6) landed 241 substantial strikes throughout the five-round occasion, which shattered the previous record of 186 set by Sean Strickland versus Uriah Hall in July 2021. Even with all that offense, Cannonier could not rather end up being the very first male to put Vettori away in the UFC, however he made dominant judges’ ratings of 49-45, 49-45 and 48-46.

The 39-year-old middleweight stated he’s taken a more aggressive technique considering that in 2015, when he was slammed for an absence of output in a stopped working title quote versus Israel Adesanya at UFC 276.

” After the Adesanya battle, my objective was to increase my output,” stated Cannonier, following the centerpiece of UFC Battle Night inside the Peak. “The most strikes in middleweight history? I’ll take that notch on my belt.”

The task was made more outstanding by the reality Vettori (19-6-1) severely rocked Cannonier several times with left hands in the preliminary. Cannonier was noticeably shaken by the shots, however recuperated really rapidly and stayed in relative control the rest of the bout. He bloodied Vettori’s nose in the 2nd round and opened a cut under his left eye in the 3rd. He ended the 25-minute battle in leading position, dropping harmful hammerfists out of Vettori’s guard.

Cannonier, who was the UFC’s No. 4 ranked middleweight entering into Saturday, enhances to 2-0 considering that the loss to Adesanya.

” I desire the title shot (next),” Cannonier stated. “That’s what I’m here for, to go towards that title. I understand they currently have a competitor match in the books [between Robert Whittaker and Dricus Du Plessis on July 8], however I want to action in if something takes place because battle or take a battle that gets me a title shot.”

The 241 overall substantial strikes benefits 4th all-time in UFC history, no matter department. Previous featherweight champ Max Holloway holds the all-time record of 445 overall strikes in a single bout.

Vettori drops to 2-3 in his last 5 looks. He has actually rotated wins and losses returning to his own stopped working title quote versus Adesanya in 2021. The 29-year-old Italian was thoughtful in defeat and praised Cannonier on his triumph.