Preux vs Okami

Who won Preux vs Okami?

Ovince St. Preux beat Yushin Okami by submission in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 117, on Friday 22nd September 2017 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Preux vs Okami stats

Ovince St. Preux stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Yushin Okami made his way to the cage with a record of 34 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Ovince St. Preux's UFC record stood at 15-12-0, while Yushin Okami's came in at 14-7-0.

The stats suggested St. Preux had a slight advantage in power over Okami, with a 50% knock out percentage over Okami's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested St. Preux had an advantage over Okami, with a 25% submission rate over Okami's 9%.

Ovince St. Preux was the younger man by 1 year, at 41 years old.

St. Preux had a height advantage of 1 inch over Okami. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

St. Preux was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years later than Okami, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 94 to Okami's 116.

Preux vs Okami form

Ovince St. Preux had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Philipe Lins at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mauricio Rua at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had been beaten by Tanner Boser at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Jamahal Hill at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

St. Preux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 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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