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 loses 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 loses and 1 draw, with 2 of those wins by knock out and 13 by submission.

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 4 years, at 34 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 5 more professional rounds, 47 to Fishgold's 42.

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Amirkhani's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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