UFC 328 sees rare double occurrence of fighters losing despite 8+ takedowns

At UFC 328, a rare statistical anomaly occurred twice when fighters who completed eight or more takedowns in title fights still lost their bouts. Historically, UFC fighters who land five or more takedowns in championship fights win 81.08% of the time, and those who land seven or more win 83% of the time. However, both Khamzat Chimaev and Tatsuro Taira lost their title fights despite completing nine and eight takedowns respectively. Taira's takedowns were particularly high quality with full positional control totaling nearly 11 minutes, yet he was still finished. The post analyzes this as evidence that elite-level wrestling alone cannot guarantee victory and that complete universalism in skillsets remains the most reliable path to success in modern MMA.