Cannonier vs Branch

Who won Cannonier vs Branch?

Jared Cannonier beat David Branch by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 230, on Saturday 3rd November 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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).

Cannonier vs Branch stats

Jared Cannonier stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

David Branch made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Jared Cannonier's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Jared Cannonier's UFC record stood at 10-8-0, while David Branch's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Cannonier had a massive power advantage over Branch, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Branch's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Branch had an advantage over Cannonier, with a 32% submission rate over Cannonier's 20%.

Jared Cannonier was the younger man by 2 years, at 40 years old.

Branch had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cannonier. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Cannonier was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 8 months later than Branch, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 66 to Branch's 71.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, David Branch had been fighting more than Jared Cannonier.

Going to this contest, Jared Cannonier had last fought 6 years, 4 months and 19 days ago, while David Branch's last outing had been 6 years, 5 months and 17 days ago.

Cannonier's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Branch's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cannonier vs Branch?

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