Jacoby vs Rountree

Who won Jacoby vs Rountree?

Khalil Rountree beat Dustin Jacoby by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Khalil Rountree.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Jacoby vs Rountree stats

Dustin Jacoby stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Khalil Rountree made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Dustin Jacoby's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Khalil Rountree marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Dustin Jacoby's UFC record stood at 8-6-1, while Khalil Rountree's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Rountree had a slight advantage in power over Jacoby, with a 67% knock out percentage over Jacoby's 61%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jacoby had a slight advantage over Rountree, with a 6% submission rate over Rountree's 0%.

Dustin Jacoby was the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Jacoby had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rountree. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Jacoby was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Rountree, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 61 to Rountree's 41.

Jacoby vs Rountree form

Jacoby had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Da Un Jung at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated John Allan at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he was victorious against Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had drawn with Ion Cutelaba at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split draw in their 3 round contest.

Rountree had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Karl Roberson at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Ion Cutelaba at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Before that, he had defeated Eryk Anders at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

He had been beaten by Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dustin Jacoby had been fighting more than Khalil Rountree.

Going to this contest, Dustin Jacoby had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 30 days ago, while Khalil Rountree's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 3 days ago.

Jacoby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Rountree's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jacoby vs Rountree?

Dustin Jacoby was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Khalil Rountree made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.