Edgar vs Stephens

Who won Edgar vs Stephens?

Frankie Edgar beat Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 205, on Saturday 12th November 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Frankie Edgar.

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).

Edgar vs Stephens stats

Frankie Edgar stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jeremy Stephens made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Frankie Edgar's UFC record stood at 18-11-1, while Jeremy Stephens' came in at 15-18-0.

The stats suggested Stephens had a massive power advantage over Edgar, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Edgar's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edgar had an advantage over Stephens, with a 20% submission rate over Stephens' 8%.

Frankie Edgar was the older man by 5 years, at 43 years old.

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

Edgar was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 5 months later than Stephens, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 109 to Stephens' 113.

Edgar vs Stephens form

Frankie Edgar had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Pedro Munhoz at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Before that, he had been defeated by Max Holloway at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

He had beaten Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Activity check

Edgar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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