Who won Masvidal vs Askren?
Jorge Masvidal beat Ben Askren by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 239, on Saturday 6th July 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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).
Masvidal vs Askren stats
Jorge Masvidal stepped into the octagon with a record of 33 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.
Ben Askren made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 19 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.
Jorge Masvidal's UFC record stood at 12-10-0, while Ben Askren's came in at 1-2-0.
The stats suggested Masvidal had a slight advantage in power over Askren, with a 42% knock out percentage over Askren's 32%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Askren had a large advantage over Masvidal, boasting a 32% submission rate over Masvidal's 6%.
Jorge Masvidal was the younger man by 1 year, at 39 years old.
Masvidal had a 2-inch reach advantage.
Masvidal was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Askren, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 81 more professional rounds, 133 to Askren's 52.
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Masvidal's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.
Askren's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.
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