Knight vs Cherant

Who won Knight vs Cherant?

William Knight beat Fabio Cherant by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Vegas 34, on Saturday 21st August 2021 at UFC APEX in Enterprise.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Knight vs Cherant stats

William Knight stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Fabio Cherant made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 5 by submission.

William Knight's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Fabio Cherant's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Knight had a massive power advantage over Cherant, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Cherant's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cherant had a massive advantage over Knight, boasting a 71% submission rate over Knight's 0%.

William Knight was the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Cherant had a height advantage of 3 inches over Knight. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Knight was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 months later than Cherant, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 33 to Cherant's 21.

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Cherant's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Knight vs Cherant?

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