Negumereanu vs Villanueva

Who won Negumereanu vs Villanueva?

Nick Negumereanu beat Ike Villanueva by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Vegas 41, on Saturday 23rd October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Negumereanu vs Villanueva stats

Nick Negumereanu stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Ike Villanueva made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out.

Nick Negumereanu's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Ike Villanueva's came in at 1-5-0.

The stats suggested Villanueva had a massive power advantage over Negumereanu, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Negumereanu's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Negumereanu and Villanueva would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Nick Negumereanu was the younger man by 11 years, at 30 years old.

Villanueva had a height advantage of 1 inch over Negumereanu. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Negumereanu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 29 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 10 months later than Villanueva, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 26 to Villanueva's 51.

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Villanueva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Negumereanu vs Villanueva?

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