Hermansson vs Gastelum

Who won Hermansson vs Gastelum?

Jack Hermansson beat Kelvin Gastelum by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Island 2, on Saturday 18th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Hermansson vs Gastelum stats

Jack Hermansson stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Kelvin Gastelum made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Kelvin Gastelum marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Jack Hermansson's UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 13-9-0.

The stats suggested Hermansson had an advantage in power over Gastelum, with a 55% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had a slight advantage over Hermansson, with a 27% submission rate over Hermansson's 25%.

Jack Hermansson was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Hermansson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Gastelum. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Hermansson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 months earlier than Gastelum, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 77 to Gastelum's 76.

Hermansson vs Gastelum form

Jack Hermansson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Before that, he had beaten Ronaldo Souza at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at BB&T Center, Sunrise, United States.

He had defeated David Branch at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Kelvin Gastelum had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Sean Brady at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chris Curtis at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had lost to Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had been beaten by Robert Whittaker at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kelvin Gastelum had been fighting more than Jack Hermansson.

Going to this contest, Jack Hermansson had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 19 days ago, while Kelvin Gastelum's last outing had been 1 month and 2 days ago.

Hermansson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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