Petrovic vs Liang

Who won Petrovic vs Liang?

Ivana Petrovic beat Na Liang by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 27th April 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Petrovic vs Liang stats

Ivana Petrovic stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Na Liang made her way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Ivana Petrovic's UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Na Liang's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Petrovic had an advantage in power over Liang, with a 50% knock out percentage over Liang's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Liang had an advantage over Petrovic, with a 53% submission rate over Petrovic's 33%.

Ivana Petrovic was the older woman by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Liang had a height advantage of 1 inch over Petrovic. Despite this, she had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Petrovic was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2021, 5 years later than Liang, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 16 less professional rounds, 17 to Liang's 33.

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Liang's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Petrovic vs Liang?

Ivana Petrovic was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Na Liang made her way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.