Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch Result

Georges St-Pierre def. Jon Fitch

Unanimous decisionR5 · 5:00Title fight

UFC 87: Seek And DestroyAugust 9, 2008Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Georges St-Pierre defeated Jon Fitch by unanimous decision at UFC 87: Seek And Destroy on August 9, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The referee was Yves Lavigne. Judges' scores: 50-43, 50-44, 50-44.

Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch — UFC 87: Seek And Destroy (Aug 9, 2008)

Result: Georges St-Pierre won
Method: DECUnanimous decision
Round & time: R5 · 5:00
Referee: Yves Lavigne
Division: Welterweight · Title fight
Format: 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Event: UFC 87: Seek And Destroy
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Judges' scorecards

Doug Crosby
50–43
For Georges St-Pierre
Nelson Hamilton
50–44
For Georges St-Pierre
Jeff Mullen
50–44
For Georges St-Pierre

Fight stats

Georges St-PierreJon Fitch

3Knockdowns0
131131/226 · 58%Significant strikes37/132 · 28%37
203203/303 · 67%Total strikes96/193 · 50%96
77/9 · 78%Takedowns0/6 · 0%0
1Submission attempts0
1Reversals0
11:13Control time1:52

Significant strikes by target

Georges St-PierreHead 103 · Body 13 · Legs 15

Jon FitchHead 22 · Body 12 · Legs 3

Significant strikes by position

Georges St-PierreDistance 77 · Clinch 5 · Ground 49

Jon FitchDistance 26 · Clinch 6 · Ground 5

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Knockdowns	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Submission attempts	Control time
1	Georges St-Pierre	1	39/55	69/87	2/2	0	4:34
	Jon Fitch	0	1/7	11/17	0/1	0	0:00
2	Georges St-Pierre	0	27/59	28/60	0/1	0	0:00
	Jon Fitch	0	16/51	18/53	0/0	0	0:00
3	Georges St-Pierre	2	24/42	43/62	1/2	1	1:54
	Jon Fitch	0	11/26	42/59	0/0	0	1:20
4	Georges St-Pierre	0	17/34	21/38	1/1	0	1:03
	Jon Fitch	0	8/38	12/42	0/5	0	0:32
5	Georges St-Pierre	0	24/36	42/56	3/3	0	3:42
	Jon Fitch	0	1/10	13/22	0/0	0	0:00

Where it sat in their careers

Georges St-Pierre

UFC record before: 10-2
UFC record after: 11-2
Streak coming in: 3 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 27

Last UFC bouts before this one

WMatt SerraApr 19, 2008
WMatt HughesDec 29, 2007
WJosh KoscheckAug 25, 2007

Next fight: W vs. BJ Penn

Jon Fitch

UFC record before: 8-0
UFC record after: 8-1
Streak coming in: 8 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 30

Last UFC bouts before this one

WChris WilsonMar 1, 2008
WDiego SanchezSep 22, 2007
WRoan CarneiroJun 12, 2007

Next fight: W vs. Akihiro Gono

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