Roberts vs Weaver

Who won Roberts vs Weaver?

Roosevelt Roberts beat Brok Weaver by submission in the 2nd round, during the main card of UFC Vegas 1, on Saturday 30th May 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Roberts vs Weaver stats

Roosevelt Roberts stepped into the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Brok Weaver made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggested Roberts had advantage in power over Weaver, with a 33% knock out percentage over Weaver's 13%.

Roosevelt Roberts was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Roberts had a height advantage of 2 inches over Weaver. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Roberts was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 year and 2 months later than Weaver, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 25 to Weaver's 50.

Activity check

Roberts' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.