Oezdemir vs Manuwa

Who won Oezdemir vs Manuwa?

Volkan Oezdemir beat Jimi Manuwa by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 214, on Saturday 29th July 2017 at Honda Center in Anaheim.

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 Manuwa stats

Volkan Oezdemir stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jimi Manuwa made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 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 Jimi Manuwa's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Manuwa had an advantage in power over Oezdemir, with a 88% knock out percentage over Oezdemir's 71%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oezdemir had a slight advantage over Manuwa, with a 7% submission rate over Manuwa's 6%.

Volkan Oezdemir was the younger man by 9 years, at 35 years old.

Oezdemir had a height advantage of 1 inch over Manuwa. Despite this, Manuwa had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Oezdemir was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 1 month later than Manuwa, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 49 to Manuwa's 35.

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Oezdemir's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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