Kim vs Edwards

Who won Kim vs Edwards?

Joselyne Edwards beat Ji Yeon Kim by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 277, on Saturday 30th July 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Joselyne Edwards.

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

Kim vs Edwards stats

Ji Yeon Kim stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Joselyne Edwards made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Joselyne Edwards marked her 9th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Ji Yeon Kim's UFC record stood at 3-7-0, while Joselyne Edwards' came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Edwards had a large advantage in power over Kim, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Kim's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kim had a slight advantage over Edwards, with a 33% submission rate over Edwards' 27%.

Ji Yeon Kim was the older woman by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kim. Despite this, she had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Kim's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Edwards', having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 1 less professional rounds, 46 to Edwards' 47.

Kim vs Edwards form

Kim had lost to all of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Joselyne Edwards at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Molly McCann at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Alexa Grasso at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been beaten by Antonina Shevchenko at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Kim's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Edwards' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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