UFC 328 sees rare double occurrence of title fight takedown defeats

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, UFC fighters who land 5 or more takedowns in championship fights win 81.08 percent of the time, while those landing 7 or more win 83 percent of the time. Khamzat Chimaev and Tatsuro Taira executed 9 and 8 takedowns respectively but both lost their fights. The post analyzes that despite wrestling success, total well-rounded skill remains paramount, as wrestling is energy-intensive and highly dependent on weight cuts, health conditions, and circumstances that can shift win probability dramatically against high-level strikers.