Kudo vs Jenkins

Who won Kudo vs Jenkins?

Bubba Jenkins beat Ryoji Kudo by submission in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2022 #9, on Saturday 20th August 2022 at Copper Box Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Kudo vs Jenkins stats

Ryoji Kudo stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Bubba Jenkins made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Bubba Jenkins marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Ryoji Kudo's PFL record stood at 1-4-0, while Bubba Jenkins' came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Kudo had a massive power advantage over Jenkins, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Jenkins' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jenkins had an advantage over Kudo, with a 17% submission rate over Kudo's 0%.

Ryoji Kudo was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Kudo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 10 months later than Jenkins, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 38 to Jenkins' 70.

Kudo vs Jenkins form

Bubba Jenkins had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Reinaldo Ekson at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kyle Bochniak at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Chris Wade at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he had defeated Bobby Moffett at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He was victorious against Lance Palmer at PFL 2021 #1 on 23rd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Kudo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Jenkins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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