Hermansson vs Gastelum

Who won Hermansson vs Gastelum?

Jack Hermansson beat Kelvin Gastelum by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Island 2, on Saturday 18th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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).

Hermansson vs Gastelum stats

Jack Hermansson stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Kelvin Gastelum made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jack Hermansson's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Kelvin Gastelum marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Jack Hermansson's UFC record stood at 11-7-0, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 13-10-0.

The stats suggested Hermansson had an advantage in power over Gastelum, with a 55% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had a slight advantage over Hermansson, with a 27% submission rate over Hermansson's 25%.

Jack Hermansson was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Hermansson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Gastelum. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Hermansson's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Gastelum's, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 months earlier than Gastelum, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 78 to Gastelum's 79.

Hermansson vs Gastelum form

Jack Hermansson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gregory Rodrigues at UFC 317 on 28th June 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Joseph Pyfer at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had beaten Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had been defeated by Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Gastelum had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Darren Till at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ronaldo Souza at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he was victorious against Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 122 on 25th November 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China.

His fight against Vitor Belfort at UFC Fight Night 106 on 11th March 2017 ended in a no contest.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jack Hermansson had been fighting more than Kelvin Gastelum.

Going to this contest, Jack Hermansson had last fought 16 days ago, while Kelvin Gastelum's last outing had been 5 years, 8 months and 12 days ago.

Hermansson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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