Klein vs Roberts

Who won Klein vs Roberts?

Ludovit Klein beat Roosevelt Roberts by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 28th September 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ludovit Klein.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Klein vs Roberts stats

Ludovit Klein stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Roosevelt Roberts made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Ludovit Klein's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Roosevelt Roberts marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Ludovit Klein's UFC record stood at 7-2-1, while Roosevelt Roberts' came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Klein had a slight advantage in power over Roberts, with a 41% knock out percentage over Roberts' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Roberts had a slight advantage over Klein, with a 42% submission rate over Klein's 36%.

Ludovit Klein was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Roberts had a height advantage of 7 inches over Klein. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Klein was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Roberts, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 56 to Roberts' 33.

Klein vs Roberts form

Klein had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten AJ Cunningham at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Before that, he had drawn with Jai Herbert at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Mason Jones at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London.

Roosevelt Roberts had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mateusz Rebecki at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jim Miller at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Brok Weaver at UFC Vegas 1 on 30th May 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Vinc Pichel at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Target Center, Minneapolis.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ludovit Klein had been fighting more than Roosevelt Roberts.

Going to this contest, Ludovit Klein had last fought 10 months and 29 days ago, while Roosevelt Roberts' last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 26 days ago.

Klein's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Roberts' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Klein vs Roberts start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:05 PM UTC , which was 2:05 PM EST or 11:05 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:05 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Klein vs Roberts?

Ludovit Klein was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Roosevelt Roberts made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.