Liang vs Aldrich

Who won Liang vs Aldrich?

JJ Aldrich beat Na Liang by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie, on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

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

Liang vs Aldrich stats

Na Liang stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

JJ Aldrich made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

JJ Aldrich marked her 16th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Na Liang's UFC record stood at 0-3-0, while JJ Aldrich's came in at 10-6-0.

The stats suggested Liang had an advantage in power over Aldrich, with a 37% knock out percentage over Aldrich's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Liang had a massive advantage over Aldrich, boasting a 53% submission rate over Aldrich's 0%.

Na Liang was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Liang had a height advantage of 4 inches over Aldrich. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Liang was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months later than Aldrich, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 33 to Aldrich's 54.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, JJ Aldrich had been fighting more than Na Liang.

Going to this contest, Na Liang had last fought 4 years, 2 months and 3 days ago, while JJ Aldrich's last outing had been 6 years, 10 months and 23 days ago.

What were the odds on Liang vs Aldrich?

Na Liang was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while JJ Aldrich made his way into the ring at 9/50 (-560) with oddsmakers.