Jousset vs Battle

When is Jousset vs Battle?

Kevin Jousset is set to face the challenge of Bryan Battle during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 28th September 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Jousset vs Battle stats

Kevin Jousset steps into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Bryan Battle will make his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Kevin Jousset's UFC record currently stands at 2-0-0, while Bryan Battle's comes in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggest Jousset has a slight advantage in power over Battle, with a 40% knock out percentage over Battle's 30%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Battle will have a massive advantage over Jousset, boasting a 50% submission rate over Jousset's 10%.

Kevin Jousset is the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Jousset is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 months earlier than Battle, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 6 more professional rounds, 31 to Battle's 25.

Jousset vs Battle form

Battle has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, his fight against Ange Loosa at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had won against AJ Fletcher at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gabe Green at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Before that, he had lost to Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Takashi Sato at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Jousset's last 2 fights have come over a period of 1 year and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Battle's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time does Jousset vs Battle start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 7:40 PM UTC , which is 3:40 PM EST or 12:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:40 PM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Jousset vs Battle?

Bryan Battle is currently 7/10 (-140) to win the contest outright, while you can get 23/20 (+110) on Kevin Jousset if you fancy the small upset.

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