Gamrot vs Stephens

Who won Gamrot vs Stephens?

Mateusz Gamrot beat Jeremy Stephens by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Vegas 31, on Saturday 17th July 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gamrot vs Stephens stats

Mateusz Gamrot stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 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 28 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Mateusz Gamrot's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Jeremy Stephens marked his 35th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2007.

Mateusz Gamrot's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Jeremy Stephens' came in at 15-19-0.

The stats suggested Stephens had a massive power advantage over Gamrot, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Gamrot's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gamrot had an advantage over Stephens, with a 22% submission rate over Stephens' 7%.

Mateusz Gamrot was the younger man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Gamrot had a height advantage of 1 inch over Stephens. Despite this, Stephens had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Gamrot was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years later than Stephens, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 76 to Stephens' 116.

Gamrot vs Stephens form

Stephens had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Josh Emmett at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Before that, he had lost to Renato Moicano at UFC on FOX 24 on 15th April 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sprint Center, Kansas City, United States.

He had been beaten by Frankie Edgar at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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