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 scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Roosevelt Roberts.

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 octagon 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 cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Roosevelt Roberts' UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Brok Weaver's came in at 1-2-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Roberts had a large advantage over Weaver, boasting a 44% submission rate over Weaver's 20%.

Roosevelt Roberts was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 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 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 2 months later than Weaver, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 30 to Weaver's 50.

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Roberts' last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Roberts vs Weaver?

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