Haqparast vs Gordon

Who won Haqparast vs Gordon?

Nasrat Haqparast beat Jared Gordon by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd June 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nasrat Haqparast.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Haqparast vs Gordon stats

Nasrat Haqparast stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jared Gordon made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Nasrat Haqparast's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Jared Gordon marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Nasrat Haqparast's UFC record stood at 9-4-0, while Jared Gordon's came in at 8-6-0.

The stats suggested Haqparast had a large advantage in power over Gordon, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Gordon's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gordon had a slight advantage over Haqparast, with a 10% submission rate over Haqparast's 0%.

Nasrat Haqparast was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Haqparast had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gordon. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Haqparast was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 10 months later than Gordon, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 46 to Gordon's 70.

Haqparast vs Gordon form

Haqparast had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Landon Quinones at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated John Makdessi at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had lost to Bobby Green at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

He had been beaten by Dan Hooker at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Gordon had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Mark O Madsen at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Paddy Pimblett at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Leonardo Santos at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had lost to Grant Dawson at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jared Gordon had been fighting more than Nasrat Haqparast.

Going to this contest, Nasrat Haqparast had last fought 7 months and 15 days ago, while Jared Gordon's last outing had been 8 months and 13 days ago.

Haqparast's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Gordon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Haqparast vs Gordon start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:05 PM UTC , which was 2:05 PM EST or 11:05 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:05 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Haqparast vs Gordon?

Nasrat Haqparast was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Jared Gordon made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.