Klose vs Jenkins

Who won Klose vs Jenkins?

Drakkar Klose beat Brandon Jenkins by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 16th April 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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 Jenkins stats

Drakkar Klose stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Brandon Jenkins made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggested Jenkins had a massive power advantage over Klose, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Klose's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jenkins had an advantage over Klose, with a 20% submission rate over Klose's 0%.

Drakkar Klose was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Jenkins had a height advantage of 3 inches over Klose. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Klose was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 months later than Jenkins, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 45 to Jenkins' 57.

Klose vs Jenkins form

Klose had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Joe Solecki at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rafa Garcia at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brandon Jenkins at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Beneil Dariush at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Marc Diakiese at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on 7th July 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Klose's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Jenkins' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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