Jenkins vs Pinedo

Who won Jenkins vs Pinedo?

Jesus Pinedo beat Bubba Jenkins by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of PFL 7, on Friday 4th August 2023 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Jenkins vs Pinedo stats

Bubba Jenkins stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jesus Pinedo made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Bubba Jenkins' PFL record stood at 7-3-0, while Jesus Pinedo's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Pinedo had a large advantage in power over Jenkins, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Jenkins' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Jenkins and Pinedo would have been pretty equal, both with a 19% submission rate.

Bubba Jenkins was the older man by 9 years, at 36 years old.

Pinedo had a height advantage of 5 inches over Jenkins. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Jenkins was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Pinedo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 65 to Pinedo's 58.

Jenkins vs Pinedo form

Bubba Jenkins had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sung Bin Jo at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chris Wade at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Brendan Loughnane at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Ryoji Kudo at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Reinaldo Ekson at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Activity check

Jenkins' 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 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Pinedo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jenkins vs Pinedo?

Bubba Jenkins was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Jesus Pinedo made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.