Lee vs Yi

Who won Lee vs Yi?

Jeong Yeong Lee beat Yizha by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 4th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jeong Yeong Lee.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Lee vs Yi stats

Jeong Yeong Lee stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Yizha made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Jeong Yeong Lee's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Jeong Yeong Lee's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Yizha's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Lee had an advantage in power over Yizha, with a 44% knock out percentage over Yizha's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yizha had an advantage over Lee, with a 50% submission rate over Lee's 33%.

Jeong Yeong Lee was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Lee had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yizha. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Lee was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Yizha, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 23 to Yizha's 51.

Activity check

Lee's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 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 Lee vs Yi?

Jeong Yeong Lee was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Yizha made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.