Mousasi vs Weidman

Who won Mousasi vs Weidman?

Gegard Mousasi beat Chris Weidman by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC 210, on Saturday 8th April 2017 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Mousasi vs Weidman stats

Gegard Mousasi stepped into the octagon with a record of 41 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Chris Weidman made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Chris Weidman marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Gegard Mousasi's UFC record stood at 9-3-0, while Chris Weidman's came in at 12-8-0.

The stats suggested Mousasi had a slight advantage in power over Weidman, with a 56% knock out percentage over Weidman's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mousasi had a slight advantage over Weidman, with a 29% submission rate over Weidman's 23%.

Gegard Mousasi was the younger man by 1 year, at 39 years old.

Weidman had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Mousasi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Weidman, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 61 more professional rounds, 115 to Weidman's 54.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Weidman had been fighting more than Gegard Mousasi.

Going to this contest, Gegard Mousasi had last fought 8 years, 6 months and 25 days ago, while Chris Weidman's last outing had been 8 years, 2 months and 22 days ago.

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