Jourdain vs Henry

Who won Jourdain vs Henry?

Charles Jourdain beat Victor Henry by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd November 2024 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Jourdain vs Henry stats

Charles Jourdain stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Victor Henry made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Charles Jourdain's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Victor Henry marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Charles Jourdain's UFC record stood at 7-7-1, while Victor Henry's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Jourdain had a large advantage in power over Henry, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Henry's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Henry had a slight advantage over Jourdain, with a 35% submission rate over Jourdain's 33%.

Charles Jourdain was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

Jourdain had a height advantage of 2 inches over Henry.

Jourdain was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 9 months later than Henry, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 63 to Henry's 78.

Jourdain vs Henry form

Charles Jourdain had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ricardo Ramos at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kron Gracie at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Nathaniel Wood at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had been beaten by Shane Burgos at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

He had defeated Lando Vannata at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Henry had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Rani Yahya at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Javid Basharat at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tony Gravely at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Raoni Barcelos at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Charles Jourdain had been fighting more than Victor Henry.

Going to this contest, Charles Jourdain had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 5 days ago, while Victor Henry's last outing had been 11 months and 1 day ago.

Jourdain's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Henry's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Jourdain vs Henry start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:05 PM UTC , which was 7:05 PM EST or 4:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:05 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Jourdain vs Henry?

Charles Jourdain was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Victor Henry made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.