Roberts vs Weaver

Who won Roberts vs Weaver?

Roosevelt Roberts beat Brok Weaver by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 1, on Saturday 30th May 2020 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).

Roberts vs Weaver stats

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

Brok Weaver made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Roosevelt Roberts' 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Roosevelt Roberts' UFC record stood at 4-5-0, while Brok Weaver's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Roberts had an advantage in power over Weaver, with a 33% knock out percentage over Weaver's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Roberts had a large advantage over Weaver, boasting a 44% submission rate over Weaver's 20%.

Roosevelt Roberts was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Roberts had a height advantage of 2 inches over Weaver. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Roberts was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 2 months later than Weaver, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 33 to Weaver's 50.

Roberts vs Weaver form

Roosevelt Roberts had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mateusz Rebecki at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jim Miller at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Brok Weaver at UFC Vegas 1 on 30th May 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Vinc Pichel at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Target Center, Minneapolis.

Activity check

Roberts' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Roberts vs Weaver?

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