Zhang vs Jędrzejczyk

Who won Zhang vs Jędrzejczyk?

Weili Zhang beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk by split decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 248, on Saturday 7th March 2020 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Weili Zhang.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Women’s Strawweight championship.

Zhang vs Jędrzejczyk stats

Weili Zhang stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk made her way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Weili Zhang's 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018.

Weili Zhang's UFC record stood at 10-2-0, while Joanna Jedrzejczyk's came in at 10-5-0.

The stats suggested Zhang had a large advantage in power over Jedrzejczyk, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Jedrzejczyk's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zhang had a large advantage over Jedrzejczyk, boasting a 35% submission rate over Jedrzejczyk's 6%.

Weili Zhang was the younger woman by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Jedrzejczyk had a height advantage of 2 inches over Zhang. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Zhang was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 5 months later than Jedrzejczyk, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 5 less professional rounds, 64 to Jedrzejczyk's 69.

Activity check

Zhang's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Jedrzejczyk's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

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