Matthews vs Li

Who won Matthews vs Li?

Jake Matthews beat Jingliang Li by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 221, on Saturday 10th February 2018 at Perth Arena in Perth.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jake Matthews.

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).

Matthews vs Li stats

Jake Matthews stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jingliang Li made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jake Matthews' 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Jingliang Li marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Jake Matthews' UFC record stood at 14-7-0, while Jingliang Li's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Li had a slight advantage in power over Matthews, with a 43% knock out percentage over Matthews' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matthews had a large advantage over Li, boasting a 50% submission rate over Li's 29%.

Jake Matthews was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Li had a height advantage of 1 inch over Matthews. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Matthews was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 11 months later than Li, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 65 to Li's 63.

Matthews vs Li form

Matthews had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Michael Morales at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Darrius Flowers at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Matt Semelsberger at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Andre Fialho at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He had been defeated by Anthony Rocco Martin at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

Jingliang Li had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Previous to that, he had defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC on ABC 1 on 16th January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Neil Magny at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Elizeu Zaleski at UFC on ESPN+ 15 on 31st August 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, China.

He had won against David Zawada at UFC Fight Night 141 on 24th November 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Cadillac Arena, Beijing.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jake Matthews had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 16 days ago, while Jingliang Li's last outing had been 3 years, 8 months and 4 days ago.

Matthews' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Li's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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