Rong vs Jenkins

Who won Rong vs Jenkins?

Rongzhu beat Brandon Jenkins by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Vegas 37, on Saturday 18th September 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Rong vs Jenkins stats

Rongzhu stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Brandon Jenkins made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Rongzhu's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Brandon Jenkins' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Rongzhu had a slight advantage in power over Jenkins, with a 69% knock out percentage over Jenkins' 64%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rongzhu had a slight advantage over Jenkins, with a 25% submission rate over Jenkins' 21%.

Rongzhu was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.

Jenkins had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rongzhu. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Rongzhu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 8 months later than Jenkins, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 56 to Jenkins' 57.

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Jenkins' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rong vs Jenkins?

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