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 15th 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 9-6-0.
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 18 less professional rounds, 33 to Aldrich's 51.
Liang vs Aldrich form
JJ Aldrich had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Ariane da Silva at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, she had been beaten by Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, she had won against Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, she had beaten Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.
She had been defeated by Maycee Barber at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.
Activity check
Liang's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.
Aldrich's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 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.
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