UFC 321 goes down on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi, with the Tom Aspinall stats indicating that he will beat and stop Ciryl Gane in the main event.
Aspinall aims to make a successful first defence of his UFC Heavyweight Title, and the stats prove that he will win in emphatic fashion against the Frenchman.
Tom Aspinall Stats Point To UFC 321 Victory Over Ciryl Gane
Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane headlines this weekend’s bumper UFC 321 fight card from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, October 25.
The UFC Heavyweight Title is on the line in the main event, with Tom Aspinall hoping to defend his belt for the very first time since being upgraded from interim to full champion following the retirement of Jon Jones.
The Englishman is a rather heavy favourite with price-setters going into UFC 321, and it’s clear to see why.
There are a wide range of Tom Aspinall stats that point towards victory for the 15-3 dominant MMA heavyweight force. Not only do people feel that Aspinall will get the better of Gane in the UFC 321 main event, but the statistics prove it too.
The most telling stat in favour of Aspinall is that he has won eight of his nine UFC fights via stoppage. Not only that, but only once has he gone past the first round.
The only defeat on Aspinall’s record is a KO/TKO defeat to Curtis Blaydes, which was due to the Englishman suffering a torn MCL, a torn meniscus, and some ACL damage within 15 seconds of the fight starting. How’s your luck Tom?
Aspinall and Blaydes did then rematch last time out, with the defending UFC Heavyweight Champion writing the wrong with a 60 second knockout of the American in the very first round.
Another key stat that points to victory for Aspinall at UFC 321 is that of striking accuracy. Aspinall’s overall striking accuracy is 68.5%, with his significant striking accuracy also 67%.
Compare this to Gane’s 63% striking accuracy and 61% significant striking accuracy. It’s worth noting that Aspinall has seven UFC bonuses from his eight wins, all of which are ‘Performance of the Night’ bonuses.
The Frenchman has four bonuses, with three of these performance based and one ‘Fight of the Night’. This is yet another stat that points towards victory for Tom Aspinall over Ciryl Gane at UFC 321.
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Tom Aspinall Statistics Point To Stoppage Win At UFC 321
Diving even deeper into the Tom Aspinall stats, not only do they prove he will defeat Ciryl Gane at UFC 321, but they indicate he will likely do so via stoppage.
The vast majority of UFC 321 predictions and Aspinall vs Gane picks are siding with the champion, and it’s clear to see why. Not only that, but almost everyone is backing Aspinall to win inside the distance too.
Diving a little deeper into some key stats, one that jumped out of the page is that of striking. Gane threw more strikes in his first fight with Alexander Volkov (259) than Aspinall has in his entire career (232).
This means that Aspinall has secured eight stoppage victories, six courtesy of striking, whilst throwing less punches in his entire UFC career than Gane threw in one fight versus Volkov.
Gane has thrown a total of 1,547 strikes in his UFC career to date, which is 1,315 more than Aspinall. Yet it’s the Englishman who has more performance bonuses, more knockouts and a higher striking accuracy overall.
Add to that the fact that if he wants to wrestle or bring the contest to the ground, that also favours the Brit. Aspinall has a 100% takedown accuracy, whilst Gane’s is just 25% with his takedown defence just 43%.
All of these stats firmly point towards Tom Aspinall retaining his UFC Heavyweight Title at UFC 321 whilst stopping Ciryl Gane in the process. Whether it be via KO/TKO or Submission, it could well come in the very first round too!
At the end of the day, Tom Aspinall’s stats simply do not lie. He is the single most dominant heavyweight the UFC has ever seen and could go on to be the greatest heavyweight of all time!
Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane Stats Compared
| Fighter | UFC Record | Knockouts | Submissions | Striking Accuracy | Significant Striking Accuracy | Takedown Accuracy | Takedown Defence | Performance Bonuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Aspinall | 8-1 | 6 | 2 | 68.5% | 67% | 100% | 100% | 7 |
| Ciryl Gane | 10-2 | 5 | 2 | 63% | 61% | 25% | 43% | 3 |
Aspinall Holds The Record For Shortest Average Fight Time In UFC History
Not only does almost every single Tom Aspinall stat point towards victory over Ciryl Gane at UFC 321, but he also holds the record for the shortest average fight time in UFC history.
Of course, this wouldn’t necessarily be a good record to hold if you you were losing all time time. However, this most definitely isn’t the case for Aspinall.
The UFC heavyweight king has fought nine times in the UFC, with a total of just 18:21 of time spent in the octagon. This works out at an average fight time of 2:02.
This is a mind-boggling statistic that once again points towards an Aspinall stoppage victory over Gane in the UFC 321 main event.
Aspinall wants two fights this year (including UFC 321), so he might even add to this record and reduce his average fight time even further if he continues to win in emphatic fashion early on in his upcoming fights.
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What Are The Key Tom Aspinall Stats Ahead Of UFC 321?
- Seven performance bonuses in nine UFC fights
- 68.5% strike accuracy (159/232)
- 67% significant strike accuracy (148/220)
- 100% takedown accuracy – 4/4
- 100% takedown defence – 2/2
- Only entered Round 2 once (Andre Arlovski, won SUB R2)
- 18:21 octagon time in nine fights
- 2:02 average fight time – shortest average fight time in UFC history
- Only loss was due to injury
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