Iaquinta vs Green

Who won Iaquinta vs Green?

Bobby Green beat Al Iaquinta by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 268, on Saturday 6th November 2021 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Iaquinta vs Green stats

Al Iaquinta stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Bobby Green made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Bobby Green marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Al Iaquinta's UFC record stood at 9-6-0, while Bobby Green's came in at 13-10-1.

The stats suggested Iaquinta had an advantage in power over Green, with a 50% knock out percentage over Green's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Green had a large advantage over Iaquinta, boasting a 30% submission rate over Iaquinta's 7%.

Al Iaquinta was the younger man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Green had 1-inch reach advantage.

Iaquinta was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 1 month later than Green, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 56 less professional rounds, 53 to Green's 109.

Iaquinta vs Green form

Iaquinta had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dan Hooker at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Donald Cerrone at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kevin Lee at UFC on FOX 31 on 15th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, Milwaukee, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

He had beaten Diego Sanchez at UFC Fight Night 108 on 22nd April 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Green had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jim Miller at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jalin Turner at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Grant Dawson at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Tony Ferguson at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had won against Jared Gordon at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bobby Green had been fighting more than Al Iaquinta.

Going to this contest, Al Iaquinta had last fought 4 years, 6 months and 21 days ago, while Bobby Green's last outing had been 13 days ago.

Iaquinta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Green's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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