Błachowicz vs Rockhold

Who won Błachowicz vs Rockhold?

Jan Blachowicz beat Luke Rockhold by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 239, on Saturday 6th July 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Błachowicz vs Rockhold stats

Jan Blachowicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Luke Rockhold made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Jan Blachowicz's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Jan Blachowicz's UFC record stood at 12-8-1, while Luke Rockhold's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Rockhold had an advantage in power over Blachowicz, with a 38% knock out percentage over Blachowicz's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rockhold had an advantage over Blachowicz, with a 50% submission rate over Blachowicz's 39%.

Jan Blachowicz was the older man by 2 years, at 42 years old.

Rockhold had a height advantage of 1 inch over Blachowicz. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Blachowicz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 months earlier than Rockhold, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 57 more professional rounds, 98 to Rockhold's 41.

Błachowicz vs Rockhold form

Blachowicz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He was victorious against Corey Anderson at UFC on ESPN+ 25 on 15th February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho, United States.

Activity check

Blachowicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Rockhold's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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