Amirkhani vs Fishgold

Who won Amirkhani vs Fishgold?

Makwan Amirkhani beat Chris Fishgold by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 11, on Saturday 1st June 2019 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.

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 Fishgold stats

Makwan Amirkhani stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Chris Fishgold made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

This was Makwan Amirkhani's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Makwan Amirkhani's UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Chris Fishgold's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Fishgold had a slight advantage in power over Amirkhani, with a 11% knock out percentage over Amirkhani's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fishgold had a slight advantage over Amirkhani, with a 72% submission rate over Amirkhani's 64%.

Makwan Amirkhani was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Amirkhani had a height advantage of 2 inches over Fishgold. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Amirkhani's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Fishgold's, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 months later than Fishgold, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 53 to Fishgold's 42.

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