O'Connell vs Rama

Who won O’Connell vs Rama?

Sean O Connell beat Smealinho Rama by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2018 #9, on Saturday 13th October 2018 at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach.

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).

O’Connell vs Rama stats

Sean O Connell stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Smealinho Rama made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Sean O Connell's PFL record stood at 4-1-0, while Smealinho Rama's came in at 1-3-1.

The stats suggested Rama had a slight advantage in power over Connell, with a 64% knock out percentage over Connell's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rama had a slight advantage over Connell, with a 27% submission rate over Connell's 17%.

Sean O Connell was the older man by 9 years, at 41 years old.

Rama had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Connell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Rama, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 59 to Rama's 29.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sean O Connell had been fighting more than Smealinho Rama.

Going to this contest, Sean O Connell had last fought 6 years, 3 months and 14 days ago, while Smealinho Rama's last outing had been 6 years, 3 months and 14 days ago.

Connell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Rama's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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