Park vs Ross

Who won Park vs Ross?

Hyun Sung Park beat Shannon Ross by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th December 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Park vs Ross stats

Hyun Sung Park stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Shannon Ross made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Hyun Sung Park's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Hyun Sung Park's UFC record stood at 5-0-0, while Shannon Ross' came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Ross had an advantage in power over Park, with a 50% knock out percentage over Park's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Park had a massive advantage over Ross, boasting a 50% submission rate over Ross' 8%.

Hyun Sung Park was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Park had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ross. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Park was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 8 years and 3 months later than Ross, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 16 to Ross' 45.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shannon Ross had been fighting more than Hyun Sung Park.

Going to this contest, Hyun Sung Park had last fought 2 years, 4 months and 23 days ago, while Shannon Ross' last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 16 days ago.

What were the odds on Park vs Ross?

Hyun Sung Park was a 1/7 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Shannon Ross made his way into the ring at 23/5 (+460) with oddsmakers.