Kim vs Edwards

Who won Kim vs Edwards?

Joselyne Edwards beat Ji Yeon Kim by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 277, on Saturday 30th July 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Joselyne Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Kim vs Edwards stats

Ji Yeon Kim stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Joselyne Edwards made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Ji Yeon Kim's UFC record stood at 3-7-0, while Joselyne Edwards' came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Edwards had a large advantage in power over Kim, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Kim's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kim had a slight advantage over Edwards, with a 33% submission rate over Edwards' 27%.

Ji Yeon Kim was the older woman by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kim. Despite this, she had 2-inch reach advantage.

Kim was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 5 more professional rounds, 46 to Edwards' 41.

Activity check

Kim's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Edwards' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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