Edgar vs Swanson

Who won Edgar vs Swanson?

Frankie Edgar beat Cub Swanson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 128, on Saturday 21st April 2018 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Frankie Edgar.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Edgar vs Swanson stats

Frankie Edgar stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Cub Swanson made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Frankie Edgar's UFC record stood at 18-11-1, while Cub Swanson's came in at 14-9-0.

The stats suggested Edgar had a massive power advantage over Swanson, boasting a 32% knock out percentage over Swanson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edgar had an advantage over Swanson, with a 18% submission rate over Swanson's 0%.

Frankie Edgar was the older man by 2 years, at 42 years old.

Swanson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Edgar. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Edgar was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 11 months later than Swanson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 109 to Swanson's 96.

Edgar vs Swanson form

Cub Swanson had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in the United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kron Gracie at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Shane Burgos at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

Before that, he had been defeated by Renato Moicano at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.

He had lost to Frankie Edgar at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Edgar's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Swanson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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