Liang vs Aldrich

Who won Liang vs Aldrich?

JJ Aldrich beat Na Liang by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie, on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Liang vs Aldrich stats

Na Liang stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

JJ Aldrich made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Na Liang's UFC record stood at 0-3-0, while JJ Aldrich's came in at 9-5-0.

The stats suggested Liang had an advantage in power over Aldrich, with a 37% knock out percentage over Aldrich's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Liang had a massive advantage over Aldrich, boasting a 53% submission rate over Aldrich's 0%.

Na Liang was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Liang had a height advantage of 4 inches over Aldrich. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Liang was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months later than Aldrich, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 33 to Aldrich's 48.

Liang vs Aldrich form

JJ Aldrich had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had been beaten by Maycee Barber at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

He had defeated Polyana Viana at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

Activity check

Liang's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Aldrich's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Liang vs Aldrich?

Na Liang was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while JJ Aldrich made his way into the ring at 9/50 (-560) with oddsmakers.