Who won Culibao vs Sha?
Joshua Culibao beat Yilan Sha by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 27, on Saturday 22nd May 2021 in the United States.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Joshua Culibao.
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).
Culibao vs Sha stats
Joshua Culibao stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Yilan Sha made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.
This was Joshua Culibao's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Yilan Sha marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.
Joshua Culibao's UFC record stood at 3-4-1, while Yilan Sha's came in at 3-3-0.
The stats suggested Culibao had a large advantage in power over Sha, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Sha's 41%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sha had a large advantage over Culibao, boasting a 29% submission rate over Culibao's 0%.
Joshua Culibao was the same age as Yilan Sha, at 30 years old.
Culibao had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sha. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Culibao was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 months earlier than Sha, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 43 less professional rounds, 45 to Sha's 88.
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