Struve vs Lima

Who won Struve vs Lima?

Stefan Struve beat Marcos Rogerio de Lima by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 3, on Saturday 23rd February 2019 at O2 Arena in Prague.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Struve vs Lima stats

Stefan Struve stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 17 by submission.

Marcos Rogerio de Lima made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Stefan Struve's UFC record stood at 13-11-0, while Marcos Rogerio de Lima's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Struve had a large advantage in power over Lima, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Lima's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Struve had a massive advantage over Lima, boasting a 61% submission rate over Lima's 0%.

Stefan Struve was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Struve had a height advantage of 10 inches over Lima. That also extended to a 10-inch reach advantage.

Struve was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 39 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Lima, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 66 to Lima's 52.

Activity check

Struve's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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