Herbert vs Klein

Who won Herbert vs Klein?

Jai Herbert drew with Ludovit Klein by majority draw in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 286, on Saturday 18th March 2023 at o2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced, meaning it was a majority draw.

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).

Herbert vs Klein stats

Jai Herbert stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ludovit Klein made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Jai Herbert's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Ludovit Klein marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Jai Herbert's UFC record stood at 3-5-1, while Ludovit Klein's came in at 7-3-1.

The stats suggested Herbert had a massive power advantage over Klein, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Klein's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Klein had a massive advantage over Herbert, boasting a 42% submission rate over Herbert's 8%.

Jai Herbert was the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

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

Herbert was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 months later than Klein, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 43 to Klein's 59.

Herbert vs Klein form

Klein had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against AJ Cunningham at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Jai Herbert at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Mason Jones at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London.

He was victorious against Devonte Smith at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Herbert's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Klein's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Herbert vs Klein?

Jai Herbert was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Ludovit Klein made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.