Durden vs Aori

Who won Durden vs Aori?

Cody Durden beat Qileng Aori by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 43, on Saturday 20th November 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cody Durden.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Durden vs Aori stats

Cody Durden stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Qileng Aori made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Cody Durden's UFC record stood at 5-3-1, while Qileng Aori's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Durden had an advantage in power over Aori, with a 45% knock out percentage over Aori's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Durden had a massive advantage over Aori, boasting a 45% submission rate over Aori's 11%.

Cody Durden was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Aori had 2-inch reach advantage.

Durden was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 months later than Aori, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 48 less professional rounds, 41 to Aori's 89.

Durden vs Aori form

Durden had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jake Hadley at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Mota at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against JP Buys at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Muhammad Mokaev at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Durden's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Aori's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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