Liang vs Aldrich

Who won Liang vs Aldrich?

JJ Aldrich beat Na Liang by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie, on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

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).

Liang vs Aldrich stats

Na Liang stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

JJ Aldrich made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

JJ Aldrich marked her 16th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Na Liang's UFC record stood at 0-3-0, while JJ Aldrich's came in at 10-6-0.

The stats suggested Liang had an advantage in power over Aldrich, with a 37% knock out percentage over Aldrich's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Liang had a massive advantage over Aldrich, boasting a 53% submission rate over Aldrich's 0%.

Na Liang was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Liang had a height advantage of 4 inches over Aldrich. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Liang was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months later than Aldrich, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 33 to Aldrich's 54.

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Liang's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Liang vs Aldrich?

Na Liang was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while JJ Aldrich made his way into the ring at 9/50 (-560) with oddsmakers.