Burgos vs Swanson

Who won Burgos vs Swanson?

Shane Burgos beat Cub Swanson by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 9, on Saturday 4th May 2019 at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Shane Burgos.

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).

Burgos vs Swanson stats

Shane Burgos stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Cub Swanson made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Cub Swanson marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Shane Burgos' UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Cub Swanson's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested that Burgos and Swanson have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Burgos and Swanson would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Shane Burgos was the younger man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Burgos had a height advantage of 3 inches over Swanson. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Burgos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 9 years later than Swanson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 53 less professional rounds, 49 to Swanson's 102.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cub Swanson had been fighting more than Shane Burgos.

Going to this contest, Shane Burgos had last fought 7 years, 3 months and 17 days ago, while Cub Swanson's last outing had been 8 years and 15 days ago.

What were the odds on Burgos vs Swanson?

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