Schnell vs Erceg

Who won Schnell vs Erceg?

Steve Erceg beat Matt Schnell by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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

Schnell vs Erceg stats

Matt Schnell stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Steve Erceg made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Steve Erceg marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Matt Schnell's UFC record stood at 6-6-0, while Steve Erceg's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Schnell had a slight advantage in power over Erceg, with a 13% knock out percentage over Erceg's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Schnell had a slight advantage over Erceg, with a 56% submission rate over Erceg's 55%.

Matt Schnell was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Erceg had a height advantage of 1 inch over Schnell. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Schnell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Erceg, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 43 to Erceg's 32.

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Schnell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 2 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 Schnell vs Erceg?

Matt Schnell was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Steve Erceg made his way into the ring at 11/50 (-450) with oddsmakers.