Boetsch vs Natal

Who won Boetsch vs Natal?

Tim Boetsch beat Rafael Natal by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 205, on Saturday 12th November 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Boetsch vs Natal stats

Tim Boetsch stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Rafael Natal made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Tim Boetsch's UFC record stood at 12-12-0, while Rafael Natal's came in at 9-7-1.

The stats suggested Boetsch had a massive power advantage over Natal, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Natal's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Natal had a large advantage over Boetsch, boasting a 38% submission rate over Boetsch's 16%.

Tim Boetsch was the older man by 2 years, at 43 years old.

Natal had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Boetsch's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Natal's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year and 5 months later than Natal, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 68 to Natal's 64.

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