Cormier vs Oezdemir

Who won Cormier vs Oezdemir?

Daniel Cormier beat Volkan Oezdemir by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC 220, on Saturday 20th January 2018 at TD Garden in Boston.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest was for the UFC light heavyweight championship.

Cormier vs Oezdemir stats

Daniel Cormier stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Volkan Oezdemir made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Daniel Cormier's UFC record stood at 11-3-0, while Volkan Oezdemir's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Oezdemir had a massive power advantage over Cormier, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Cormier's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cormier had an advantage over Oezdemir, with a 21% submission rate over Oezdemir's 7%.

Daniel Cormier was the older man by 11 years, at 45 years old.

Oezdemir had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cormier. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Cormier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 11 months earlier than Oezdemir, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 66 to Oezdemir's 48.

Cormier vs Oezdemir form

Volkan Oezdemir had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bogdan Guskov at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had lost to Nikita Krylov at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had defeated Aleksandar Rakic at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

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Cormier's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Oezdemir's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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