Amil vs Lee

Who won Amil vs Lee?

Hyder Amil beat Jeong Yeong Lee by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Amil vs Lee stats

Hyder Amil stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jeong Yeong Lee made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Hyder Amil's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Jeong Yeong Lee marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Hyder Amil's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Jeong Yeong Lee's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Amil had an advantage in power over Lee, with a 56% knock out percentage over Lee's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lee had an advantage over Amil, with a 27% submission rate over Amil's 11%.

Hyder Amil was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Lee had a height advantage of 2 inches over Amil. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Amil was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 9 months later than Lee, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 24 to Lee's 23.

Amil vs Lee form

Amil remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Fernie Garcia at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chase Gibson at LFA 137 on 29th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Commerce Casino, Commerce.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Devante Sewell at LFA 129 on 15th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Before that, he was victorious against Robson Junior at LFA 117 on 5th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, Afghanistan.

He had won against Elias Anderson at Bellator 199 on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Activity check

Amil's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Lee's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Amil vs Lee start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:05 PM UTC , which was 7:05 PM EST or 4:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:05 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Amil vs Lee?

Hyder Amil was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Jeong Yeong Lee made his way into the ring at 13/25 (-190) with oddsmakers.