Allen vs Roberson

Who won Allen vs Roberson?

Brendan Allen beat Karl Roberson by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 261, on Saturday 24th April 2021 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Allen vs Roberson stats

Brendan Allen stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Karl Roberson made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Brendan Allen's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Brendan Allen's UFC record stood at 12-4-0, while Karl Roberson's came in at 4-6-0.

The stats suggested Allen had an advantage in power over Roberson, with a 33% knock out percentage over Roberson's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Allen had a slight advantage over Roberson, with a 53% submission rate over Roberson's 44%.

Brendan Allen was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Allen had a height advantage of 1 inch over Roberson. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Allen was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 months later than Roberson, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, 71 to Roberson's 26.

Allen vs Roberson form

Brendan Allen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song on 22nd February 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Roberson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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