Hermansson vs Strickland

Who won Hermansson vs Strickland?

Sean Strickland beat Jack Hermansson by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th February 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 in favor of the winner Sean Strickland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Hermansson vs Strickland stats

Jack Hermansson stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Sean Strickland made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jack Hermansson's UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Sean Strickland's came in at 15-6-0.

The stats suggested Hermansson had a slight advantage in power over Strickland, with a 52% knock out percentage over Strickland's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hermansson had an advantage over Strickland, with a 29% submission rate over Strickland's 17%.

Jack Hermansson was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Hermansson had 2-inch reach advantage.

Hermansson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 3 months later than Strickland, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 77 to Strickland's 89.

Hermansson vs Strickland form

Jack Hermansson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had been beaten by Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated 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.

Sean Strickland had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest in the United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Uriah Hall at UFC Vegas 33 on 31st July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jack Hermansson had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 26 days ago, while Sean Strickland's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 4 days ago.

Hermansson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Strickland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

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