Rothwell vs Barnett

Who won Rothwell vs Barnett?

Ben Rothwell beat Chris Barnett by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Vegas 27, on Saturday 22nd May 2021 in the United States.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Rothwell vs Barnett stats

Ben Rothwell stepped into the octagon with a record of 38 wins, 13 loses and 0 draws, 28 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Chris Barnett made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Barnett had a slight advantage in power over Rothwell, with a 76% knock out percentage over Rothwell's 74%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rothwell had an advantage over Barnett, with a 16% submission rate over Barnett's 0%.

Ben Rothwell was the older man by 5 years, at 42 years old.

Rothwell had a height advantage of 7 inches over Barnett.

Rothwell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 8 years and 3 months earlier than Barnett, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 90 to Barnett's 61.

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Rothwell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rothwell vs Barnett?

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