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 same age as Christos Giagos, at 35 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

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Christos Giagos had been fighting more than Rick Glenn.

Going to this contest, Rick Glenn had last fought 3 years, 5 months and 5 days ago, while Christos Giagos' last outing had been 3 years, 6 months and 10 days ago.

Glenn's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Giagos' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 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.