Turman vs Gooden

Who won Turman vs Gooden?

Jared Gooden beat Wellington Turman by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd December 2023 at Moody Center in Austin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Turman vs Gooden stats

Wellington Turman stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Jared Gooden made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Wellington Turman's UFC record stood at 3-6-0, while Jared Gooden's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Gooden had a large advantage in power over Turman, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Turman's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Turman had an advantage over Gooden, with a 44% submission rate over Gooden's 27%.

Wellington Turman was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Gooden had 4-inch reach advantage.

Turman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 11 months earlier than Gooden, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 53 to Gooden's 76.

Turman vs Gooden form

Wellington Turman had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Randy Brown at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Andre Petroski at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Misha Cirkunov at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Sam Alvey at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had been defeated by Bruno Silva at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Gooden had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Carlston Harris at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Randy Brown at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Niklas Stolze at UFC Vegas 33 on 31st July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Abubakar Nurmagomedov at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Steven Newell at LFA 59 on 1st February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Comerica Theatre, Phoenix.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Wellington Turman had been fighting more than Jared Gooden.

Going to this contest, Wellington Turman had last fought 10 months and 3 days ago, while Jared Gooden's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 16 days ago.

Turman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Gooden's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Turman vs Gooden?

Wellington Turman was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Jared Gooden made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.