Glenn vs Giagos

Who won Glenn vs Giagos?

Christos Giagos beat Rick Glenn by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 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).

Glenn vs Giagos stats

Rick Glenn stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Christos Giagos made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Rick Glenn's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Rick Glenn's UFC record stood at 4-6-1, while Christos Giagos' came in at 6-8-0.

The stats suggested Glenn had an advantage in power over Giagos, with a 55% knock out percentage over Giagos' 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Giagos had a slight advantage over Glenn, with a 21% submission rate over Glenn's 18%.

Rick Glenn was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Glenn had a height advantage of 2 inches over Giagos. Despite this, Giagos had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Glenn was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Giagos, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 75 to Giagos' 69.

Activity check

Glenn's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Giagos' last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Glenn vs Giagos?

Rick Glenn was a 29/50 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Christos Giagos made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.