Lee vs Barboza

Who won Lee vs Barboza?

Kevin Lee beat Edson Barboza by during the main event of UFC Fight Night 128, on Saturday 21st April 2018 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Kevin Lee.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lee vs Barboza division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Lee vs Barboza stats

Kevin Lee stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Edson Barboza made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins and 0 draws.

The stats suggested Lee had a slight advantage in power over Barboza, with a 6% knock out percentage over Barboza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lee had a massive advantage over Barboza, boasting at 50% submission rate over Barboza's 0%.

Kevin Lee was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Barboza had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lee. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

Lee was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 year and 11 months later than Barboza, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 63 to Barboza's 77.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kevin Lee had last fought 5 years, 5 months and 16 days ago, while Edson Barboza's last outing had been 5 years, 2 months and 21 days ago.

Lee's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Barboza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lee vs Barboza?

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