Magny vs Rowe

Who won Magny vs Rowe?

Neil Magny beat Philip Rowe by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

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 Rowe stats

Neil Magny stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Philip Rowe made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 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. Philip Rowe marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Neil Magny's UFC record stood at 22-12-0, while Philip Rowe's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Rowe had a massive power advantage over Magny, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Magny's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rowe had a large advantage over Magny, boasting a 40% submission rate over Magny's 15%.

Neil Magny was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Magny was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Rowe, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 76 more professional rounds, 108 to Rowe's 32.

Magny vs Rowe form

Neil Magny had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gilbert Burns at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Max Griffin at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

He had defeated Geoff Neal at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Magny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Rowe's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 21 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 Magny vs Rowe?

Neil Magny was a 14/25 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Philip Rowe made his way into the ring at 29/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.