Rebecki vs Roberts

Who won Rebecki vs Roberts?

Mateusz Rebecki beat Roosevelt Roberts by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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).

Rebecki vs Roberts stats

Mateusz Rebecki stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Roosevelt Roberts made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Mateusz Rebecki's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Roosevelt Roberts marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Mateusz Rebecki's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Roosevelt Roberts' came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Rebecki had an advantage in power over Roberts, with a 50% knock out percentage over Roberts' 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Roberts had an advantage over Rebecki, with a 50% submission rate over Rebecki's 33%.

Mateusz Rebecki was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Roberts had a height advantage of 7 inches over Rebecki. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Rebecki was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Roberts, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 46 to Roberts' 33.

Rebecki vs Roberts form

Roosevelt Roberts had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jim Miller at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been defeated by Vinc Pichel at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Target Center, Minneapolis.

He had beaten Thomas Gifford at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BB&T Center, Sunrise.

Activity check

Rebecki's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Roberts' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rebecki vs Roberts?

Mateusz Rebecki was a 13/100 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Roosevelt Roberts made his way into the ring at 26/5 (+520) with oddsmakers.