Makdessi vs Pinedo

Who won Makdessi vs Pinedo?

John Makdessi beat Jesus Pinedo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 6, on Saturday 23rd March 2019 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner John Makdessi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Makdessi vs Pinedo stats

John Makdessi stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jesus Pinedo made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jesus Pinedo marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

John Makdessi's UFC record stood at 11-9-0, while Jesus Pinedo's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Makdessi had an advantage in power over Pinedo, with a 56% knock out percentage over Pinedo's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pinedo had a large advantage over Makdessi, boasting a 25% submission rate over Makdessi's 0%.

John Makdessi was the older man by 12 years, at 40 years old.

Pinedo had a height advantage of 4 inches over Makdessi. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Makdessi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Pinedo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 63 to Pinedo's 59.

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Pinedo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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