Oezdemir vs Preux

Who won Oezdemir vs Preux?

Volkan Oezdemir beat Ovince St. Preux by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 104, on Saturday 4th February 2017 at Toyota Center in Houston.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Volkan Oezdemir.

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).

Oezdemir vs Preux stats

Volkan Oezdemir stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ovince St. Preux made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Volkan Oezdemir's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Ovince St. Preux marked his 28th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Volkan Oezdemir's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Ovince St. Preux's came in at 15-13-0.

The stats suggested Oezdemir had a large advantage in power over St. Preux, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over St. Preux's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested St. Preux had an advantage over Oezdemir, with a 21% submission rate over Oezdemir's 8%.

Volkan Oezdemir was the younger man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

St. Preux had a height advantage of 1 inch over Oezdemir. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Oezdemir was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 11 months later than St. Preux, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 43 less professional rounds, 52 to St. Preux's 95.

Oezdemir vs Preux form

Oezdemir had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bogdan Guskov at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Nikita Krylov at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

St. Preux had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Tanner Boser at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jamahal Hill at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Alonzo Menifield at UFC Vegas 9 on 5th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had won against Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Volkan Oezdemir had been fighting more than Ovince St. Preux.

Going to this contest, Volkan Oezdemir had last fought 1 year and 5 days ago, while Ovince St. Preux's last outing had been 4 years and 1 day ago.

Oezdemir's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

St. Preux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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