MacDonald vs Cooper

Who won MacDonald vs Cooper?

Rory MacDonald beat Brett Cooper by submission in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2022 #3, on Friday 6th May 2022 at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rory MacDonald.

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).

MacDonald vs Cooper stats

Rory MacDonald stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Brett Cooper made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Rory MacDonald's PFL record stood at 2-4-0, while Brett Cooper's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Cooper had a massive power advantage over MacDonald, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over MacDonald's 32%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested MacDonald had a large advantage over Cooper, boasting a 36% submission rate over Cooper's 7%.

Rory MacDonald was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

MacDonald had 4-inch reach advantage.

MacDonald was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 88 to Cooper's 91.

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Cooper's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on MacDonald vs Cooper?

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