Solecki vs Gordon

Who won Solecki vs Gordon?

Jared Gordon beat Joe Solecki by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 38, on Saturday 2nd October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jared Gordon.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Solecki vs Gordon stats

Joe Solecki stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jared Gordon made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Joe Solecki's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Jared Gordon marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Joe Solecki's UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Jared Gordon's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Gordon had a large advantage in power over Solecki, boasting a 35% knock out percentage over Solecki's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Solecki had a massive advantage over Gordon, boasting a 70% submission rate over Gordon's 12%.

Joe Solecki was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Solecki had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Solecki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 8 months later than Gordon, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 33 less professional rounds, 38 to Gordon's 71.

Solecki vs Gordon form

Jared Gordon had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Leonardo Santos at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Grant Dawson at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Joe Solecki at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Charles Oliveira at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Activity check

Gordon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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