Copeland vs Nicholson

Who won Copeland vs Nicholson?

Josh Copeland beat Alex Nicholson by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of PFL 2018 #8, on Friday 5th October 2018 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Copeland vs Nicholson stats

Josh Copeland stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Alex Nicholson made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Josh Copeland's PFL record stood at 3-2-1, while Alex Nicholson's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Nicholson had a massive power advantage over Copeland, boasting a 92% knock out percentage over Copeland's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Copeland had a large advantage over Nicholson, boasting a 29% submission rate over Nicholson's 8%.

Josh Copeland was the older man by 7 years, at 42 years old.

Nicholson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Copeland. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Copeland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Nicholson, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 57 to Nicholson's 34.

Activity check

Copeland's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Nicholson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Copeland vs Nicholson?

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