Iaquinta vs Lee

Who won Iaquinta vs Lee?

Al Iaquinta beat Kevin Lee by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC on FOX 31, on Saturday 15th December 2018 at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center in Milwaukee.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Al Iaquinta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Iaquinta vs Lee stats

Al Iaquinta stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Kevin Lee made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Al Iaquinta's UFC record stood at 9-6-0, while Kevin Lee's came in at 11-8-0.

The stats suggested Iaquinta had a massive power advantage over Lee, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Lee's 12%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lee had a massive advantage over Iaquinta, boasting a 47% submission rate over Iaquinta's 8%.

Al Iaquinta was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Iaquinta had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lee. Despite this, Lee had 6-inch reach advantage.

Iaquinta was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Lee, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 53 to Lee's 67.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kevin Lee had been fighting more than Al Iaquinta.

Going to this contest, Al Iaquinta had last fought 5 years, 4 months and 11 days ago, while Kevin Lee's last outing had been 6 years and 5 days ago.

Iaquinta's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Lee's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Iaquinta vs Lee?

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