Matthews vs Velickovic

Who won Matthews vs Velickovic?

Jake Matthews beat Bojan Velickovic by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 121, on Saturday 18th November 2017 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

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 Velickovic stats

Jake Matthews stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Bojan Velickovic made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Jake Matthews' 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Jake Matthews' UFC record stood at 14-7-0, while Bojan Velickovic's came in at 2-3-1.

The stats suggested Matthews had a slight advantage in power over Velickovic, with a 36% knock out percentage over Velickovic's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matthews had a slight advantage over Velickovic, with a 55% submission rate over Velickovic's 53%.

Jake Matthews was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Velickovic had a height advantage of 1 inch over Matthews. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Matthews was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years later than Velickovic, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 65 to Velickovic's 70.

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