Lins vs Copeland

Who won Lins vs Copeland?

Philipe Lins beat Josh Copeland by knockout in the 4th round during the co-main event of PFL 2018 #11, on Monday 31st December 2018 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Lins vs Copeland stats

Philipe Lins stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Josh Copeland made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Philipe Lins' PFL record stood at 4-0-0, while Josh Copeland's came in at 3-2-1.

The stats suggested Lins had a large advantage in power over Copeland, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Copeland's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lins had a slight advantage over Copeland, with a 31% submission rate over Copeland's 28%.

Philipe Lins was the younger man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Lins had a height advantage of 1 inch over Copeland. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Lins was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Copeland, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 45 to Copeland's 57.

Activity check

Copeland's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lins vs Copeland?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Lins vs Copeland.