Maddalena vs Roberts

Who won Maddalena vs Roberts?

Jack Della Maddalena beat Danny Roberts by during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th November 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jack Della Maddalena.

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).

Maddalena vs Roberts stats

Jack Della Maddalena stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Danny Roberts made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Jack Della Maddalena's UFC record stood at 7-0-0, while Danny Roberts' came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Maddalena had a massive power advantage over Roberts, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Roberts' 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Roberts had an advantage over Maddalena, with a 28% submission rate over Maddalena's 8%.

Jack Della Maddalena was the younger man by 9 years, at 27 years old.

Roberts had a height advantage of 2 inches over Maddalena. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Maddalena was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 3 months later than Roberts, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 34 to Roberts' 52.

Maddalena vs Roberts form

Roberts had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Francisco Trinaldo at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ramazan Emeev at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Zelim Imadaev at UFC on ESPN+ 21 on 9th November 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at CSKA Arena, Moscow, Russia.

He had been defeated by Claudio Silva at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by submission in the 3rd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Maddalena's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Roberts' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Maddalena vs Roberts?

Jack Della Maddalena was a 13/100 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Danny Roberts made his way into the ring at 51/10 (+510) with oddsmakers.