Gamrot vs Turner

Who won Gamrot vs Turner?

Mateusz Gamrot beat Jalin Turner by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 285, on Saturday 4th March 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Mateusz Gamrot.

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 Turner stats

Mateusz Gamrot stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jalin Turner made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Mateusz Gamrot's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Jalin Turner marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Mateusz Gamrot's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Jalin Turner's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Turner had a massive power advantage over Gamrot, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Gamrot's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Turner had a slight advantage over Gamrot, with a 31% submission rate over Gamrot's 24%.

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

Turner had a height advantage of 5 inches over Gamrot. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Gamrot was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years earlier than Turner, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 76 to Turner's 36.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mateusz Gamrot had been fighting more than Jalin Turner.

Going to this contest, Mateusz Gamrot had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 9 days ago, while Jalin Turner's last outing had been 2 years, 5 months and 29 days ago.

Gamrot's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Turner's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gamrot vs Turner?

Mateusz Gamrot was a 9/20 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Jalin Turner made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.