Quinlan vs Waters

Who won Quinlan vs Waters?

Trey Waters beat Josh Quinlan by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Trey Waters.

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).

Quinlan vs Waters stats

Josh Quinlan stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Trey Waters made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Josh Quinlan's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Trey Waters marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Josh Quinlan's UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Trey Waters' came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Quinlan had a massive power advantage over Waters, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Waters' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Waters had an advantage over Quinlan, with a 50% submission rate over Quinlan's 33%.

Josh Quinlan was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Waters had a height advantage of 5 inches over Quinlan.

Quinlan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 11 months earlier than Waters, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 21 to Waters' 22.

Activity check

Quinlan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Waters' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Quinlan vs Waters?

Josh Quinlan was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Trey Waters made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.