Werdum vs Gustafsson

Who won Werdum vs Gustafsson?

Fabricio Werdum beat Alexander Gustafsson by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Island 3, on Saturday 25th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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).

Werdum vs Gustafsson stats

Fabricio Werdum stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Alexander Gustafsson made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Fabricio Werdum's UFC record stood at 12-6-0, while Alexander Gustafsson's came in at 10-8-0.

The stats suggested Gustafsson had a massive power advantage over Werdum, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Werdum's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Werdum had a massive advantage over Gustafsson, boasting a 48% submission rate over Gustafsson's 17%.

Fabricio Werdum was the older man by 10 years, at 47 years old.

Gustafsson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Werdum. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Werdum was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Gustafsson, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 76 to Gustafsson's 55.

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Werdum's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Gustafsson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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