Overeem vs Werdum

Who won Overeem vs Werdum?

Alistair Overeem beat Fabricio Werdum by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 213, on Saturday 8th July 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alistair Overeem.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Overeem vs Werdum stats

Alistair Overeem stepped into the octagon with a record of 42 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 17 by submission.

Fabricio Werdum made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Alistair Overeem's UFC record stood at 12-8-0, while Fabricio Werdum's came in at 12-6-0.

The stats suggested Overeem had a large advantage in power over Werdum, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Werdum's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Werdum had a slight advantage over Overeem, with a 48% submission rate over Overeem's 40%.

Alistair Overeem was the younger man by 3 years, at 43 years old.

Overeem had 3-inch reach advantage.

Overeem was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 1999, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Werdum, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 105 to Werdum's 76.

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