Who won Gracie vs Jourdain?
Charles Jourdain beat Kron Gracie by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 288, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Prudential Center in Newark.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Charles Jourdain.
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).
Gracie vs Jourdain stats
Kron Gracie stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 5 by submission.
Charles Jourdain made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.
Charles Jourdain marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.
Kron Gracie's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Charles Jourdain's came in at 6-7-1.
The stats suggested Jourdain had a massive power advantage over Gracie, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Gracie's 0%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gracie had a massive advantage over Jourdain, boasting a 100% submission rate over Jourdain's 31%.
Kron Gracie was the older man by 8 years, at 36 years old.
Gracie had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Gracie was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Jourdain, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 49 less professional rounds, 12 to Jourdain's 61.
Gracie vs Jourdain form
Charles Jourdain had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jean Silva at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sean Woodson at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.
Going into that contest, he had won against Ricardo Ramos at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had beaten Kron Gracie at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.
He had been defeated by Nathaniel Wood at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.
Activity check
Gracie's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
Jourdain's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Gracie vs Jourdain?
Kron Gracie was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Charles Jourdain made his way into the ring at 59/100 (-170) with oddsmakers.
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