Conor McGregor is put to the test after he claims his kicks are as quick as his jab. With Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Cormier, assisting on the pads, we find out how the Irishman’s strikes measure up when tested by the Center for Sports Performance’s 360-degree, high-definition, slow motion cameras.

The reaction time of McGregor’s jab clocked in at about three tenths of a second, which rivals the reaction time a professional baseball player has to react to a pitch. The reaction time of McGregor’s kick clocked in at about 5 tenths of a second— 2 tenths of a second slower than the jab, but at 62,347 fps, the force was almost double.

After the demonstration, Cormier relayed what it was like being on the other side of the Irishman’s powerful kicks: “The amount of power he gets with his kicks, it’s crazy. Conor was bending my elbow in my wrist back, as he was hitting me with the spinning back kick. That is his best move. He spins and he kicks you. I can only imagine if he was throwing these strikes to my arms and to my ribs. It would be very difficult to overcome.

The next experiment run was one to test McGregor’s movement while striking. The results showed that most of McGregor’s force is generated from his hips. It was said that professional golfers have the highest angular velocity in their hips and that champion golfer, Rory McIlroy, had the top spot with an angular velocity of 720 degrees per second. McGregor would take that top spot with an angular velocity of 800 degrees per second on his spinning back kick.

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The various tests conducted revealed that McGregor is indeed the elite of the elite and exceptionally well rounded in terms of balance, movement, speed and power. Of course, Nate Diaz may have something to say about that! He recently defeated McGregor at UFC 196, but if rumors are correct, the two will square off once more at UFC 200.