Assunção vs Lopez

Who won Assunção vs Lopez?

Raphael Assuncao beat Matthew Lopez by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 120, on Saturday 11th November 2017 at Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Assunção vs Lopez stats

Raphael Assuncao stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Matthew Lopez made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Raphael Assuncao's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Matthew Lopez's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Lopez had a large advantage in power over Assuncao, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Assuncao's 12%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Assuncao and Lopez would have been pretty equal, both with a 40% submission rate.

Raphael Assuncao was the older man by 4 years, at 42 years old.

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

Assuncao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 9 years and 4 months earlier than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 63 more professional rounds, 88 to Lopez's 25.

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