UFC 328 sees rare occurrence: two fighters lose despite 8+ takedowns

At UFC 328, a rare statistical anomaly occurred twice when fighters who completed 8 or more takedowns in title fights still lost their bouts. Historically, fighters who land 5 or more takedowns in UFC title fights win 81.08 percent of the time, and those with 7 or more win 83 percent of the time. Khamzat Chimaev and Tatsuro Taira completed 9 and 8 takedowns respectively but both lost their fights. Taira specifically had quality takedowns with long control time, accumulating nearly 11 minutes of control. The post analyzes that while elite wrestlers maintain an 80 percent win rate, total universalism in skill sets remains superior, as wrestling is highly energy-intensive and dependent on health, weight cut, and other circumstances.