Durden vs Aori

Who won Durden vs Aori?

Cody Durden beat Qileng Aori by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 43, on Saturday 20th November 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cody Durden.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Durden vs Aori stats

Cody Durden stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Qileng Aori made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Cody Durden's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Qileng Aori marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Cody Durden's UFC record stood at 6-5-1, while Qileng Aori's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Durden had an advantage in power over Aori, with a 45% knock out percentage over Aori's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Durden had a massive advantage over Aori, boasting a 45% submission rate over Aori's 11%.

Cody Durden was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Aori had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Durden was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 months later than Aori, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 48 to Aori's 92.

Durden vs Aori form

Cody Durden had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Jake Hadley at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

He had defeated Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Durden's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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