Debienne vs Jean

Who won Debienne vs Jean?

Thad Jean beat Romain Debienne by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 3, on Friday 19th April 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Debienne vs Jean stats

Romain Debienne 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.

Thad Jean made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Romain Debienne will be making their debut in the PFL.

Thad Jean's PFL record stood at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Debienne had a slight advantage in power over Jean, with a 60% knock out percentage over Jean's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jean had an advantage over Debienne, with a 17% submission rate over Debienne's 0%.

Romain Debienne was the younger man by 25 years, at years old.

Debienne was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 2 months later than Jean, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 28 to Jean's 11.

Activity check

Debienne's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Jean's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 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 Debienne vs Jean?

Romain Debienne was a 13/5 (+270) underdog going into the contest, while Thad Jean made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.