Battle vs Fletcher

Who won Battle vs Fletcher?

Bryan Battle beat AJ Fletcher by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Battle vs Fletcher stats

Bryan Battle stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

AJ Fletcher made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Bryan Battle's UFC record stood at 5-1-0, while AJ Fletcher's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Fletcher had a slight advantage in power over Battle, with a 40% knock out percentage over Battle's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fletcher had a slight advantage over Battle, with a 50% submission rate over Battle's 44%.

Bryan Battle was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Battle had a height advantage of 4 inches over Fletcher.

Battle was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 10 months later than Fletcher, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 25 to Fletcher's 25.

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Fletcher's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Battle vs Fletcher?

Bryan Battle was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while AJ Fletcher made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.