Edgar vs Stephens

Who won Edgar vs Stephens?

Frankie Edgar beat Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 205, on Saturday 12th November 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Edgar vs Stephens stats

Frankie Edgar stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jeremy Stephens made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Frankie Edgar's UFC record stood at 18-11-1, while Jeremy Stephens' came in at 15-18-0.

The stats suggested Stephens had a massive power advantage over Edgar, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Edgar's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edgar had an advantage over Stephens, with a 20% submission rate over Stephens' 8%.

Frankie Edgar was the older man by 4 years, at 42 years old.

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

Edgar was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 5 months later than Stephens, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 109 to Stephens' 113.

Edgar vs Stephens form

Stephens had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Josh Emmett at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Before that, he had lost to Renato Moicano at UFC on FOX 24 on 15th April 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sprint Center, Kansas City, United States.

He had been beaten by Frankie Edgar at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 30 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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