Khabib timed his takedown to perfection. Gaethje, wisely was moving, using his feet, but using up a lot of energy doing it, as Khabib applied pressure and at a high tempo. Gaethje couldn't deal with the speed and efficiency of Kahbib's take down, he looked tired at that point.
2 of 3 judges gave the 1st round to Gaetjhe fwiw. Hell of a career for Khabib who finishes top 2-3 of all time. You can only beat those they put in front of you but there will always be questiions about quality of opposition compared to just about all the other ATGs