Durden vs Buys

Who won Durden vs Buys?

Cody Durden beat JP Buys by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 25th June 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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

Durden vs Buys stats

Cody Durden stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

JP Buys made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Cody Durden's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Cody Durden's UFC record stood at 6-5-1, while JP Buys' came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested Buys had a massive power advantage over Durden, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Durden's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Buys had a massive advantage over Durden, boasting a 56% submission rate over Durden's 0%.

Cody Durden was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

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

Durden's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Buys', having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 months later than Buys, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 48 to Buys' 25.

Durden vs Buys form

Cody Durden had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Jake Hadley at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

He had defeated Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Durden's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Buys' last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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