Alvarez vs Folayang

Who won Alvarez vs Folayang?

Eddie Alvarez beat Eduard Folayang by submission in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Championship – Dawn of Heroes, on Friday 2nd August 2019 at Mall of Asia Arena in Manila.

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).

Alvarez vs Folayang stats

Eddie Alvarez stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Eduard Folayang made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Eddie Alvarez's One Championship record stood at 1-2-0, while Eduard Folayang's came in at 13-11-0.

The stats suggested Alvarez had a large advantage in power over Folayang, boasting a 59% knock out percentage over Folayang's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Alvarez had an advantage over Folayang, with a 21% submission rate over Folayang's 10%.

Eddie Alvarez was the older man by 1 year, at 41 years old.

Alvarez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Folayang.

Alvarez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Folayang, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 77 to Folayang's 84.

Activity check

Alvarez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Folayang's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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