Gooden vs Jousset

When is Gooden vs Jousset?

Jared Gooden is set to face the challenge of Kevin Jousset during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 in St. Louis.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Gooden vs Jousset stats

Jared Gooden steps into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Kevin Jousset will make his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Jared Gooden's UFC record currently stands at 2-4-0, while Kevin Jousset's comes in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggest Gooden has a slight advantage in power over Jousset, with a 48% knock out percentage over Jousset's 40%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Gooden will have an advantage over Jousset, with a 30% submission rate over Jousset's 10%.

Jared Gooden is the same age as Kevin Jousset, at 30 years old.

Gooden is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Jousset, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 45 more professional rounds, 76 to Jousset's 31.

Gooden vs Jousset form

Gooden has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Wellington Turman at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Carlston Harris at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Randy Brown at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Niklas Stolze at UFC Vegas 33 on 31st July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Abubakar Nurmagomedov at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Gooden's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Jousset's last 2 fights have come over a period of 7 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Gooden vs Jousset?

Kevin Jousset is currently 4/9 (-230) to win the contest outright, while you can get 13/8 (+160) on Jared Gooden if you fancy the small upset.

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