Klose vs Diakiese

Who won Klose vs Diakiese?

Drakkar Klose beat Marc Diakiese by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale, on Friday 7th July 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Drakkar Klose.

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).

Klose vs Diakiese stats

Drakkar Klose stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Marc Diakiese made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Drakkar Klose's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Marc Diakiese marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Drakkar Klose's UFC record stood at 9-3-0, while Marc Diakiese's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Klose had a slight advantage in power over Diakiese, with a 57% knock out percentage over Diakiese's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Diakiese had a slight advantage over Klose, with a 8% submission rate over Klose's 0%.

Drakkar Klose was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Diakiese had a height advantage of 1 inch over Klose. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Klose was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 months later than Diakiese, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 45 to Diakiese's 59.

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