Gamrot vs Stephens

Who won Gamrot vs Stephens?

Mateusz Gamrot beat Jeremy Stephens by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Vegas 31, on Saturday 17th July 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gamrot vs Stephens stats

Mateusz Gamrot stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jeremy Stephens made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Mateusz Gamrot's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Mateusz Gamrot's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Jeremy Stephens' came in at 15-18-0.

The stats suggested Stephens had a massive power advantage over Gamrot, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Gamrot's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gamrot had an advantage over Stephens, with a 22% submission rate over Stephens' 7%.

Mateusz Gamrot was the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Gamrot had a height advantage of 1 inch over Stephens. Despite this, Stephens had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Gamrot was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years later than Stephens, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 37 less professional rounds, 76 to Stephens' 113.

Gamrot vs Stephens form

Jeremy Stephens had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Calvin Kattar at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Yair Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, his fight against Yair Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jose Aldo at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

He had won against Josh Emmett at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Activity check

Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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