Cannonier vs Hermansson

Who won Cannonier vs Hermansson?

Jared Cannonier beat Jack Hermansson by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 18, on Saturday 28th September 2019 at Royal Arena in Copenhagen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Cannonier vs Hermansson stats

Jared Cannonier stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jack Hermansson made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Jared Cannonier's UFC record stood at 10-6-0, while Jack Hermansson's came in at 11-6-0.

The stats suggested Cannonier had an advantage in power over Hermansson, with a 67% knock out percentage over Hermansson's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hermansson had a slight advantage over Cannonier, with a 25% submission rate over Cannonier's 17%.

Jared Cannonier was the older man by 5 years, at 40 years old.

Hermansson 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 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 11 months later than Hermansson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 57 to Hermansson's 77.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jared Cannonier had last fought 5 years, 5 months and 23 days ago, while Jack Hermansson's last outing had been 4 years, 11 months and 30 days ago.

Cannonier's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Hermansson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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