Molina vs Aori

Who won Molina vs Aori?

Jeff Molina beat Qileng Aori by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 261, on Saturday 24th April 2021 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jeff Molina.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Molina vs Aori stats

Jeff Molina stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Qileng Aori made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Qileng Aori marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jeff Molina's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Qileng Aori's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Molina had a slight advantage in power over Aori, with a 38% knock out percentage over Aori's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Molina had a massive advantage over Aori, boasting a 50% submission rate over Aori's 11%.

Jeff Molina was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

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

Molina was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 6 months later than Aori, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 68 less professional rounds, 24 to Aori's 92.

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