Kavanagh vs Ochoa

Who won Kavanagh vs Ochoa?

Lone’er Kavanagh beat Jose Ochoa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lone’er Kavanagh.

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).

Kavanagh vs Ochoa stats

Lone’er Kavanagh stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jose Ochoa made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Lone’er Kavanagh's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Jose Ochoa marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Lone’er Kavanagh's UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Jose Ochoa's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Ochoa had a large advantage in power over Kavanagh, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Kavanagh's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Kavanagh and Ochoa would have been pretty equal, both with a 14% submission rate.

Lone’er Kavanagh was the older man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Ochoa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kavanagh.

Kavanagh was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 months later than Ochoa, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 22 to Ochoa's 14.

Kavanagh vs Ochoa form

Kavanagh remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against An Ho at Contender Series 2024 – Week 1 on 13th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Shawn Marcos Claudina Da Silva at Cage Warriors 169: Vucenic vs. D’Anna on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Davide Scarano at Cage Warriors 150 on 17th March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Indigo at The O2, London.

Before that, he was victorious against Ander Sanchez at Cage Warriors 141 on 22nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, London, England.

He had won against Ryan Morgan at Cage Warriors 134 on 18th March 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at 02 Arena, London, London, United Kingdom.

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Kavanagh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Kavanagh vs Ochoa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:50 AM UTC , which was 3:50 AM EST or 12:50 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:50 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kavanagh vs Ochoa?

Lone’er Kavanagh was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Ochoa made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+270) with oddsmakers.