Nielsen vs Hendricks

Who won Nielsen vs Hendricks?

Cory Hendricks beat Marthin Hamlet Nielsen by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of PFL 2021 #5, on Thursday 17th June 2021 at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Nielsen vs Hendricks stats

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Cory Hendricks made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen's PFL record stood at 6-4-0, while Cory Hendricks' came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Nielsen had a massive power advantage over Hendricks, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Hendricks' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nielsen had a massive advantage over Hendricks, boasting a 33% submission rate over Hendricks' 0%.

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Nielsen had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hendricks.

Nielsen was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 3 months later than Hendricks, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 34 to Hendricks' 31.

Nielsen vs Hendricks form

Nielsen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Teodoras Aukstuolis at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ant nio Carlos J nior at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cezar Ferreira at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he had been beaten by Cory Hendricks at PFL 2021 #5 on 17th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had defeated Dan Spohn at PFL 2021 #2 on 29th April 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

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Nielsen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Hendricks' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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