Edgar vs Munhoz

Who won Edgar vs Munhoz?

Frankie Edgar beat Pedro Munhoz by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 7, on Saturday 22nd August 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Frankie Edgar.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Edgar vs Munhoz stats

Frankie Edgar stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Pedro Munhoz made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Frankie Edgar's UFC record stood at 18-11-1, while Pedro Munhoz's came in at 10-9-0.

The stats suggested Edgar had a slight advantage in power over Munhoz, with a 30% knock out percentage over Munhoz's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Munhoz had a large advantage over Edgar, boasting a 44% submission rate over Edgar's 17%.

Frankie Edgar was the older man by 5 years, at 42 years old.

Edgar had 3-inch reach advantage.

Edgar was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Munhoz, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 109 to Munhoz's 73.

Edgar vs Munhoz form

Frankie Edgar had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Pedro Munhoz at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Before that, he had been defeated by Max Holloway at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

He had beaten Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Pedro Munhoz had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Chris Gutierrez at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Sean O’Malley at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dominick Cruz at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had been defeated by Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Pedro Munhoz had been fighting more than Frankie Edgar.

Going to this contest, Frankie Edgar had last fought 3 years, 2 months and 12 days ago, while Pedro Munhoz's last outing had been 1 year and 3 days ago.

Edgar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Munhoz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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