Junior vs Polizzi

Who won Junior vs Polizzi?

Alex Polizzi beat Ant nio Carlos J nior by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 5, on Friday 21st June 2024 at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alex Polizzi.

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).

Junior vs Polizzi stats

Ant nio Carlos J nior stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 12 by submission.

Alex Polizzi made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Ant nio Carlos J nior's 8th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Alex Polizzi marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ant nio Carlos J nior's PFL record stood at 6-1-0, while Alex Polizzi's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Polizzi had a massive power advantage over nior, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over nior's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested nior had a massive advantage over Polizzi, boasting a 75% submission rate over Polizzi's 40%.

Ant nio Carlos J nior was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

nior had a height advantage of 2 inches over Polizzi. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

nior was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years earlier than Polizzi, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 49 to Polizzi's 34.

Junior vs Polizzi form

Alex Polizzi had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Impa Kasanganay at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Yoel Romero at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Augusto Azevedo at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at The Family Arena, St. Louis, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Grant Neal at Bellator 266 on 18th September 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

He had defeated Gustavo Trujillo at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Polizzi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Junior vs Polizzi start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Junior vs Polizzi?

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