Battle vs Fletcher

Who won Battle vs Fletcher?

Bryan Battle beat AJ Fletcher by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Battle vs Fletcher stats

Bryan Battle stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

AJ Fletcher made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Bryan Battle's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. AJ Fletcher marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Bryan Battle's UFC record stood at 7-1-0, while AJ Fletcher's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Fletcher had a slight advantage in power over Battle, with a 40% knock out percentage over Battle's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fletcher had a slight advantage over Battle, with a 50% submission rate over Battle's 44%.

Bryan Battle was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Battle had a height advantage of 4 inches over Fletcher.

Battle was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 11 months later than Fletcher, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 30 to Fletcher's 30.

Activity check

Battle's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Battle vs Fletcher?

Bryan Battle was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while AJ Fletcher made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.