Overeem vs Harris

Who won Overeem vs Harris?

Alistair Overeem beat Walt Harris by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night Jacksonville, on Saturday 16th May 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Overeem vs Harris stats

Alistair Overeem stepped into the octagon with a record of 45 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 17 by submission.

Walt Harris made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

Alistair Overeem's UFC record stood at 12-8-0, while Walt Harris' came in at 6-8-0.

The stats suggested Harris had a massive power advantage over Overeem, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Overeem's 51%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Overeem had a massive advantage over Harris, boasting a 38% submission rate over Harris' 0%.

Alistair Overeem was the older man by 3 years, at 44 years old.

Harris had a height advantage of 1 inch over Overeem. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Overeem was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 43 more fights, and made his debut in 1999, 11 years and 4 months earlier than Harris, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 69 more professional rounds, 105 to Harris' 36.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Walt Harris had been fighting more than Alistair Overeem.

Going to this contest, Alistair Overeem had last fought 6 years, 4 months and 7 days ago, while Walt Harris' last outing had been 5 years, 8 months and 11 days ago.

Overeem's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Harris' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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