Reyes vs Oezdemir

Who won Reyes vs Oezdemir?

Dominick Reyes beat Volkan Oezdemir by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 5, on Saturday 16th March 2019 at 02 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dominick Reyes.

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).

Reyes vs Oezdemir stats

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

Volkan Oezdemir made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Dominick Reyes' 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Volkan Oezdemir marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Dominick Reyes' UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Volkan Oezdemir's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Oezdemir had a massive power advantage over Reyes, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Reyes' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oezdemir had a slight advantage over Reyes, with a 7% submission rate over Reyes' 0%.

Dominick Reyes was the same age as Volkan Oezdemir, at 35 years old.

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

Reyes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 3 months later than Oezdemir, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 31 to Oezdemir's 52.

Reyes vs Oezdemir form

Oezdemir had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Daniel Cormier at UFC 220 on 20th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jimi Manuwa at UFC 214 on 29th July 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had beaten Misha Cirkunov at UFC Fight Night 109 on 28th May 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.

He had defeated Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 104 on 4th February 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

Reyes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Oezdemir's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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