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 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Jalin Turner marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Mateusz Gamrot's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Jalin Turner's came in at 7-6-0.

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 4 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 42 more professional rounds, 79 to Turner's 37.

Gamrot vs Turner form

Gamrot had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jalin Turner at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Beneil Dariush at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Diego Ferreira at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

He was victorious against Jeremy Stephens at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Gamrot's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 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.