Gaethje vs Cerrone

Who won Gaethje vs Cerrone?

Justin Gaethje beat Donald Cerrone by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 16, on Saturday 14th September 2019 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gaethje vs Cerrone stats

Justin Gaethje stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

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

This was Justin Gaethje's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Justin Gaethje's UFC record stood at 9-5-0, while Donald Cerrone's came in at 23-14-0.

The stats suggested Gaethje had a massive power advantage over Cerrone, boasting a 85% knock out percentage over Cerrone's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gaethje had a slight advantage over Cerrone, with a 5% submission rate over Cerrone's 0%.

Justin Gaethje was the younger man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Cerrone had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gaethje. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Gaethje was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 6 months later than Cerrone, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 46 less professional rounds, 69 to Cerrone's 115.

Gaethje vs Cerrone form

Justin Gaethje had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Edson Barboza at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten James Vick at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC on FOX 29 on 14th April 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had been beaten by Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218 on 2nd December 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.

He had defeated Michael Johnson at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on 7th July 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Cerrone had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Tony Ferguson at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at United Center, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Al Iaquinta at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mike Perry at UFC Fight Night 139 on 10th November 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Pepsi Center, Denver, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night 132 on 23rd June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He had beaten Yancy Medeiros at UFC Fight Night 126 on 18th February 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Frank Erwin Center, Austin, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Donald Cerrone had been fighting more than Justin Gaethje.

Going to this contest, Justin Gaethje had last fought 6 years, 1 month and 4 days ago, while Donald Cerrone's last outing had been 5 years, 10 months and 26 days ago.

Gaethje's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Cerrone's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 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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