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 6 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

Ovince St. Preux had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Philipe Lins at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mauricio Rua at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had been beaten by Tanner Boser at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Jamahal Hill at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

St. Preux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 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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