Masvidal vs Askren

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 same age as Ben Askren, at 39 years old.

Masvidal had 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, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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