Oezdemir vs Latifi

Who won Oezdemir vs Latifi?

Volkan Oezdemir beat Ilir Latifi by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 14, on Saturday 10th August 2019 at Antel Arena in Montevideo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Oezdemir vs Latifi stats

Volkan Oezdemir stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ilir Latifi made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Volkan Oezdemir's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Volkan Oezdemir's UFC record stood at 8-6-0, while Ilir Latifi's came in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggested Oezdemir had a large advantage in power over Latifi, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Latifi's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Latifi had a large advantage over Oezdemir, boasting a 29% submission rate over Oezdemir's 7%.

Volkan Oezdemir was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Oezdemir had a height advantage of 4 inches over Latifi. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Oezdemir was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 3 months later than Latifi, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 49 to Latifi's 53.

Oezdemir vs Latifi form

Oezdemir had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ilir Latifi at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dominick Reyes at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

He had been defeated by Daniel Cormier at UFC 220 on 20th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Activity check

Oezdemir's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Latifi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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