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' 22nd 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 15-7-0, 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 3 more professional rounds, 66 to Li's 63.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jake Matthews had last fought 7 years, 7 months and 28 days ago, while Jingliang Li's last outing had been 7 years, 7 months and 21 days ago.

What were the odds on Matthews vs Li?

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