Schnell vs Nam

Who won Schnell vs Nam?

Matt Schnell beat Tyson Nam by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Island 8, on Wednesday 20th January 2021 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Matt Schnell.

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).

Schnell vs Nam stats

Matt Schnell stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Tyson Nam made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Matt Schnell's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Matt Schnell's UFC record stood at 6-7-0, while Tyson Nam's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Nam had a massive power advantage over Schnell, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Schnell's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nam had a slight advantage over Schnell, with a 5% submission rate over Schnell's 0%.

Matt Schnell was the younger man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Schnell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nam. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Schnell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 6 months later than Nam, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 43 less professional rounds, 45 to Nam's 88.

Schnell vs Nam form

Matt Schnell had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Cody Durden at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Steve Erceg at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Matheus Nicolau at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had won against Mudaerji Su at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

He had lost to Brandon Royval at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

Schnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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