Magny vs Li

Who won Magny vs Li?

Neil Magny beat Jingliang Li by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 248, on Saturday 7th March 2020 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Neil Magny.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Magny vs Li stats

Neil Magny stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Jingliang Li made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Neil Magny's 34th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Jingliang Li marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Neil Magny's UFC record stood at 22-12-0, while Jingliang Li's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Li had a massive power advantage over Magny, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Magny's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Li had a large advantage over Magny, boasting a 24% submission rate over Magny's 0%.

Neil Magny was the same age as Jingliang Li, at 37 years old.

Magny had a height advantage of 3 inches over Li. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Magny was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 10 months later than Li, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, 108 to Li's 63.

Magny vs Li form

Neil Magny had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Max Griffin at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Geoff Neal at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Robbie Lawler at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Anthony Rocco Martin at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Li had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Elizeu Zaleski at UFC on ESPN+ 15 on 31st August 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, China.

Previous to that, he had beaten David Zawada at UFC Fight Night 141 on 24th November 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Cadillac Arena, Beijing.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Daichi Abe at UFC Fight Night 132 on 23rd June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jake Matthews at UFC 221 on 10th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Perth Arena, Perth, Australia.

He was victorious against Zak Ottow at UFC Fight Night 122 on 25th November 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Neil Magny had been fighting more than Jingliang Li.

Going to this contest, Neil Magny had last fought 3 years and 4 days ago, while Jingliang Li's last outing had been 5 years, 6 months and 27 days ago.

Magny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Li's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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