Cannonier vs Branch

Who won Cannonier vs Branch?

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

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Jared Cannonier.

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 loses 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 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out and 7 by submission.

The stats suggested Cannonier had a massive power advantage over Branch, boasting at 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 39 years old.

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

Cannonier was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 year and 8 months later than Branch, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 57 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 5 years, 6 months and 15 days ago, while David Branch's last outing had been 5 years, 7 months and 13 days ago.

Cannonier's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 8 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 6 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 8 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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