Zhumagulov vs Rivera

Who won Zhumagulov vs Rivera?

Zhalgas Zhumagulov beat Jerome Rivera by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 264, on Saturday 10th July 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Zhumagulov vs Rivera stats

Zhalgas Zhumagulov stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jerome Rivera made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 7 by submission.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov's UFC record stood at 1-6-0, while Jerome Rivera's came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested Zhumagulov had a massive power advantage over Rivera, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Rivera's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rivera had a massive advantage over Zhumagulov, boasting a 70% submission rate over Zhumagulov's 8%.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Rivera had a height advantage of 6 inches over Zhumagulov. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Zhumagulov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 months later than Rivera, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 65 to Rivera's 31.

Activity check

Zhumagulov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Zhumagulov vs Rivera?

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