Kara-France vs Garbrandt

Who won Kara-France vs Garbrandt?

Kai Kara France beat Cody Garbrandt by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 269, on Saturday 11th December 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Kara-France vs Garbrandt stats

Kai Kara France stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Cody Garbrandt made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Kai Kara France's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Cody Garbrandt marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Kai Kara France's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Cody Garbrandt's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Garbrandt had a massive power advantage over France, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over France's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested France had an advantage over Garbrandt, with a 14% submission rate over Garbrandt's 0%.

Kai Kara France was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Garbrandt had a height advantage of 4 inches over France. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

France was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Garbrandt, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, 79 to Garbrandt's 38.

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France's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Garbrandt's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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