Gruetzemacher vs Lauzon

Who won Gruetzemacher vs Lauzon?

Chris Gruetzemacher beat Joe Lauzon by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 223, on Saturday 7th April 2018 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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).

Gruetzemacher vs Lauzon stats

Chris Gruetzemacher stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Joe Lauzon made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 17 by submission.

Chris Gruetzemacher's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Joe Lauzon's came in at 15-12-0.

The stats suggested Gruetzemacher had an advantage in power over Lauzon, with a 46% knock out percentage over Lauzon's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lauzon had a massive advantage over Gruetzemacher, boasting a 63% submission rate over Gruetzemacher's 23%.

Chris Gruetzemacher was the younger man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Lauzon had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gruetzemacher. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Gruetzemacher was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 7 months later than Lauzon, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 36 less professional rounds, 41 to Lauzon's 77.

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Lauzon's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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