Magny vs Rowe

Who won Magny vs Rowe?

Neil Magny beat Philip Rowe by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Neil Magny.

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).

Magny vs Rowe stats

Neil Magny stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Philip Rowe made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Neil Magny's UFC record stood at 22-10-0, while Philip Rowe's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Rowe had a massive power advantage over Magny, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Magny's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rowe had a large advantage over Magny, boasting a 40% submission rate over Magny's 15%.

Neil Magny was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Magny was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Rowe, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 77 more professional rounds, 106 to Rowe's 29.

Magny vs Rowe form

Neil Magny had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Geoff Neal at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robbie Lawler at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Anthony Rocco Martin at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Jingliang Li at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Magny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Rowe's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Magny vs Rowe?

Neil Magny was a 14/25 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Philip Rowe made his way into the ring at 29/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.