Kara-France vs Erceg

Who won Kara-France vs Erceg?

Kai Kara France beat Steve Erceg by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 305, on Saturday 17th August 2024 at RAC Arena in Perth.

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).

Kara-France vs Erceg stats

Kai Kara France stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Steve Erceg made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Kai Kara France's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Steve Erceg marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Kai Kara France's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Steve Erceg's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested France had a large advantage in power over Erceg, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Erceg's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erceg had a massive advantage over France, boasting a 50% submission rate over France's 13%.

Kai Kara France was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Erceg had a height advantage of 5 inches over France. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

France was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Erceg, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, 79 to Erceg's 33.

Kara-France vs Erceg form

France had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Amir Albazi at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brandon Moreno at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Askar Askarov at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Before that, he had beaten Cody Garbrandt at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Brandon Royval at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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France's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Erceg's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What time did Kara-France vs Erceg start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kara-France vs Erceg?

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