Reyes vs Cannonier

Who won Reyes vs Cannonier?

Dominick Reyes beat Jared Cannonier by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 129, on Saturday 19th May 2018 at Movistar Arena in Santiago.

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 Cannonier stats

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

Jared Cannonier made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Dominick Reyes' 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Jared Cannonier marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Dominick Reyes' UFC record stood at 9-4-0, while Jared Cannonier's came in at 11-8-0.

The stats suggested Cannonier had a massive power advantage over Reyes, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Reyes' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cannonier had an advantage over Reyes, with a 20% submission rate over Reyes' 0%.

Dominick Reyes was the younger man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Reyes had a height advantage of 5 inches over Cannonier. Despite this, Cannonier had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Reyes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 5 months later than Cannonier, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 38 less professional rounds, 32 to Cannonier's 70.

Reyes vs Cannonier form

Dominick Reyes had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ryan Spann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jiri Prochazka at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had lost to Jon Jones at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Cannonier had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 4th round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Israel Adesanya at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Derek Brunson at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jared Cannonier had been fighting more than Dominick Reyes.

Going to this contest, Dominick Reyes had last fought 11 months and 21 days ago, while Jared Cannonier's last outing had been 11 months and 21 days ago.

Reyes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Cannonier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

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