Who won Clark vs Edwards?
Jessica Rose Clark beat Joselyne Edwards by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 41, on Saturday 23rd October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Jessica Rose Clark.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
Clark vs Edwards stats
Jessica Rose Clark stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.
Joselyne Edwards made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.
Joselyne Edwards marked her 10th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.
Jessica Rose Clark's UFC record stood at 4-5-0, while Joselyne Edwards' came in at 6-4-0.
The stats suggested Edwards had an advantage in power over Clark, with a 50% knock out percentage over Clark's 30%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had a slight advantage over Clark, with a 30% submission rate over Clark's 20%.
Jessica Rose Clark was the older woman by 8 years, at 37 years old.
Edwards had a height advantage of 3 inches over Clark. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Clark was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 9 more professional rounds, 57 to Edwards' 48.
Clark vs Edwards form
Jessica Rose Clark had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.
In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Stephanie Egger at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, she had won against Joselyne Edwards at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Jessica Eye at UFC Fight Night 132 on 23rd June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.
Before that, she had beaten Paige VanZant at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, United States.
She had defeated Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 121 on 18th November 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.
Activity check
Clark's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
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