Jousset vs Battle

Who won Jousset vs Battle?

Bryan Battle beat Kevin Jousset by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 28th September 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Jousset vs Battle stats

Kevin Jousset stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Bryan Battle made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Kevin Jousset's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Bryan Battle marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Kevin Jousset's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Bryan Battle's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Jousset had a slight advantage in power over Battle, with a 40% knock out percentage over Battle's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Battle had a massive advantage over Jousset, boasting a 50% submission rate over Jousset's 10%.

Kevin Jousset was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Jousset was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 months earlier than Battle, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 36 to Battle's 30.

Jousset vs Battle form

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

In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Ange Loosa at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had won against AJ Fletcher at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gabe Green at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Before that, he had lost to Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Takashi Sato at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Jousset's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Battle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Jousset vs Battle start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:10 PM UTC , which was 4:10 PM EST or 1:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Jousset vs Battle?

Kevin Jousset was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Bryan Battle made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.