Who won Edwards vs Perez?
Ailin Perez beat Joselyne Edwards by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 302, on Saturday 1st June 2024 at Prudential Center in Newark.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ailin Perez.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
Edwards vs Perez stats
Joselyne Edwards stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Ailin Perez made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.
This was Joselyne Edwards' 9th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Ailin Perez marked her 6th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.
Joselyne Edwards' UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Ailin Perez's came in at 5-1-0.
The stats suggested Perez had a slight advantage in power over Edwards, with a 44% knock out percentage over Edwards' 38%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had an advantage over Perez, with a 23% submission rate over Perez's 11%.
Joselyne Edwards was the younger woman by 1 year, at 29 years old.
Edwards had a height advantage of 3 inches over Perez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Edwards was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 16 more professional rounds, 47 to Perez's 31.
Edwards vs Perez form
Joselyne Edwards had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.
In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Nora Cornolle at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.
Previous to that, she had won against Lucie Pudilov at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.
Going into that contest, she had beaten Ji Yeon Kim at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
Before that, she had defeated Ramona Pascual at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.
She had been beaten by Jessica Rose Clark at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Activity check
Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
Perez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.
What time did Edwards vs Perez start?
The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:55 PM UTC , which was 6:55 PM EST or 3:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:55 PM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Edwards vs Perez?
Joselyne Edwards was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Ailin Perez made her way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.
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