Cooper vs Leal

Who won Cooper vs Leal?

Carlos Leal beat Ray Cooper by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of PFL 2022 #3, on Friday 6th May 2022 at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Carlos Leal.

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).

Cooper vs Leal stats

Ray Cooper stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Carlos Leal made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Ray Cooper's PFL record stood at 12-5-1, while Carlos Leal's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Cooper had a large advantage in power over Leal, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Leal's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cooper had an advantage over Leal, with a 29% submission rate over Leal's 13%.

Ray Cooper was the same age as Carlos Leal, at 31 years old.

Leal had a height advantage of 4 inches over Cooper.

Cooper was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 years and 9 months later than Leal, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 57 to Leal's 50.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Carlos Leal had been fighting more than Ray Cooper.

Going to this contest, Ray Cooper had last fought 5 years, 6 months and 6 days ago, while Carlos Leal's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 1 day ago.

Cooper's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Leal's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cooper vs Leal?

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