Hawes vs Curtis

Who won Hawes vs Curtis?

Chris Curtis beat Phil Hawes by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 268, on Saturday 6th November 2021 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Hawes vs Curtis stats

Phil Hawes stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Chris Curtis made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Chris Curtis marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Phil Hawes' UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Chris Curtis' came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Hawes had an advantage in power over Curtis, with a 64% knock out percentage over Curtis' 52%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hawes had an advantage over Curtis, with a 18% submission rate over Curtis' 4%.

Phil Hawes was the younger man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Hawes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Curtis. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Hawes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 7 months later than Curtis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 95 less professional rounds, 27 to Curtis' 122.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Phil Hawes had been fighting more than Chris Curtis.

Going to this contest, Phil Hawes had last fought 3 years, 11 months and 19 days ago, while Chris Curtis' last outing had been 5 years, 6 months and 16 days ago.

Hawes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Curtis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hawes vs Curtis?

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