Stirling vs Latu

Who won Stirling vs Latu?

Navajo Stirling beat Phillip Latu by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of Contender Series 2024 – Week 5, on Tuesday 10th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Stirling vs Latu stats

Navajo Stirling stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Phillip Latu made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Latu had a large advantage in power over Stirling, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Stirling's 75%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Stirling and Latu would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Navajo Stirling was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

Stirling had a height advantage of 1 inch over Latu. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Stirling was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 10 months later than Latu, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 10 to Latu's 12.

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What time did Stirling vs Latu 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 Stirling vs Latu?

Navajo Stirling was a 4/11 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Phillip Latu made his way into the ring at 39/20 (+210) with oddsmakers.