Who won Price vs Vick?
Niko Price beat James Vick by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 19, on Saturday 12th October 2019 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Price vs Vick stats
Niko Price stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
James Vick made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.
This was Niko Price's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.
Niko Price's UFC record stood at 8-8-0, while James Vick's came in at 9-5-0.
The stats suggested Price had a massive power advantage over Vick, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Vick's 23%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vick had an advantage over Price, with a 38% submission rate over Price's 23%.
Niko Price was the younger man by 3 years, at 35 years old.
Vick had a height advantage of 3 inches over Price. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.
Price's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Vick's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 months later than Vick, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 48 to Vick's 35.
Price vs Vick form
Niko Price had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Geoff Neal at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.
Previous to that, he had won against Tim Means at UFC on ESPN+ 4 on 9th March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, United States.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.
Before that, he had beaten Randy Brown at UFC Fight Night 133 on 14th July 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at CenturyLink Arena, Boise.
He had defeated Alan Jouban at UFC Fight Night 114 on 5th August 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico.
James Vick had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Dan Hooker at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to Paul Felder at UFC on ESPN 1 on 17th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Justin Gaethje at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln.
Before that, he was victorious against Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Fight Night 126 on 18th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Frank Erwin Center, Austin.
He had won against Abel Trujillo at UFC Fight Night 104 on 4th February 2017 by submission in the 3rd round at Toyota Center, Houston.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Niko Price had been fighting more than James Vick.
Going to this contest, Niko Price had last fought 5 years, 8 months and 2 days ago, while James Vick's last outing had been 5 years, 8 months and 9 days ago.
Price's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.
Vick's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 18 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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