III vs Curtis

Who won III vs Curtis?

Ray Cooper beat Chris Curtis by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of PFL 2019 #7, on Friday 11th October 2019 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

III vs Curtis stats

Ray Cooper stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Chris Curtis made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Ray Cooper's PFL record stood at 12-5-1, while Chris Curtis' came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Cooper had an advantage in power over Curtis, with a 67% knock out percentage over Curtis' 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cooper had a large advantage over Curtis, boasting a 33% submission rate over Curtis' 5%.

Ray Cooper was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Curtis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cooper. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Cooper was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years later than Curtis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 62 less professional rounds, 57 to Curtis' 119.

III vs Curtis form

Cooper had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against David Michaud at PFL 2019 #10 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chris Curtis at PFL 2019 #7 on 11th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to John Howard at PFL 2019 #4 on 11th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had defeated Zane Kamaka at PFL 2019 #1 on 9th May 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island.

He had been beaten by Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 2018 #11 on 31st December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Curtis had been fighting more than Ray Cooper.

Going to this contest, Ray Cooper had last fought 4 years, 3 months and 28 days ago, while Chris Curtis' last outing had been 10 months and 18 days ago.

Cooper's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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