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.

Volkan Oezdemir marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Daniel Cormier's UFC record stood at 11-3-0, while Volkan Oezdemir's came in at 8-6-0.

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 17 more professional rounds, 66 to Oezdemir's 49.

Cormier vs Oezdemir form

Oezdemir had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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.

Previous to that, he had lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated Ilir Latifi at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

He had been beaten by Dominick Reyes at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Cormier's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 5 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 5 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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