Reyes vs Jacoby

Who won Reyes vs Jacoby?

Dominick Reyes beat Dustin Jacoby by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville.

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).

Reyes vs Jacoby stats

Dominick Reyes stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Dustin Jacoby made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Dominick Reyes' 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Dustin Jacoby marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Dominick Reyes' UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Dustin Jacoby's came in at 7-6-1.

The stats suggested Jacoby had a slight advantage in power over Reyes, with a 63% knock out percentage over Reyes' 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Reyes had an advantage over Jacoby, with a 17% submission rate over Jacoby's 5%.

Dominick Reyes was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Reyes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jacoby. Despite this, Jacoby had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Reyes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years later than Jacoby, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 29 to Jacoby's 58.

Reyes vs Jacoby form

Dominick Reyes had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ryan Spann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jiri Prochazka at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had lost to Jon Jones at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

He had won against Chris Weidman at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at TD Garden, Boston.

Dustin Jacoby had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Alonzo Menifield at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Azamat Murzakanov at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Before that, he had lost to Khalil Rountree at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Da Un Jung at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dustin Jacoby had been fighting more than Dominick Reyes.

Going to this contest, Dominick Reyes had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 12 days ago, while Dustin Jacoby's last outing had been 7 months and 8 days ago.

Reyes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Jacoby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Reyes vs Jacoby start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Reyes vs Jacoby?

Dominick Reyes was a 19/10 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Dustin Jacoby made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-230) with oddsmakers.