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.

Jeremy Stephens marked his 35th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2007.

Frankie Edgar's UFC record stood at 18-11-1, while Jeremy Stephens' came in at 15-19-0.

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 4 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 7 less professional rounds, 109 to Stephens' 116.

Edgar vs Stephens form

Edgar had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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.

Previous to that, he had lost to Brian Ortega at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yair Rodriguez at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Before that, he had defeated Jeremy Stephens at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Edgar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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