Amirkhani vs Pearce

Who won Amirkhani vs Pearce?

Jonathan Pearce beat Makwan Amirkhani by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night London, on Saturday 23rd July 2022 at The O2 in London.

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).

Amirkhani vs Pearce stats

Makwan Amirkhani stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

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

Makwan Amirkhani's UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Jonathan Pearce's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested that Amirkhani and Pearce have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Amirkhani and Pearce would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Makwan Amirkhani was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Pearce had a height advantage of 2 inches over Amirkhani. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Amirkhani was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years earlier than Pearce, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 47 to Pearce's 41.

Amirkhani vs Pearce form

Makwan Amirkhani had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mike Grundy at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Lerone Murphy at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kamuela Kirk at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten Chris Fishgold at UFC on ESPN+ 11 on 1st June 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.

Pearce had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joanderson Brito at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Christian Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Omar Morales at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jonathan Pearce had been fighting more than Makwan Amirkhani.

Going to this contest, Makwan Amirkhani had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 9 days ago, while Jonathan Pearce's last outing had been 5 months and 10 days ago.

Amirkhani's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Pearce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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