Lins vs Copeland

Who won Lins vs Copeland?

Philipe Lins beat Josh Copeland by during the co-main event of PFL 2018 #11, on Monday 31st December 2018 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Philipe Lins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Lins vs Copeland stats

Philipe Lins stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Josh Copeland made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Philipe Lins' PFL record stood at 4-0-0, while Josh Copeland's came in at 3-2-1.

The stats suggested Lins had a large advantage in power over Copeland, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Copeland's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lins had a slight advantage over Copeland, with a 31% submission rate over Copeland's 28%.

Philipe Lins was the younger man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Lins had a height advantage of 1 inch over Copeland. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Lins was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Copeland, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 45 to Copeland's 57.

Lins vs Copeland form

Lins had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Maxim Grishin at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marcin Prachnio at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He was victorious against Josh Copeland at PFL 2018 #11 on 31st December 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Lins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Copeland's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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