Edgar vs Swanson

Who won Edgar vs Swanson?

Frankie Edgar beat Cub Swanson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 128, on Saturday 21st April 2018 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

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 Swanson stats

Frankie Edgar stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Cub Swanson made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Cub Swanson marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Frankie Edgar's UFC record stood at 18-11-1, while Cub Swanson's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested Edgar had a massive power advantage over Swanson, boasting a 32% knock out percentage over Swanson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edgar had an advantage over Swanson, with a 18% submission rate over Swanson's 0%.

Frankie Edgar was the older man by 2 years, at 43 years old.

Swanson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Edgar. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Edgar was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 11 months later than Swanson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 109 to Swanson's 102.

Activity check

Edgar's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Swanson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

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