Stirn vs Blyden

Who won Stirn vs Blyden?

Jesse Stirn beat Josh Blyden by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 10, on Friday 24th November 2023 at The Anthem in Washington.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jesse Stirn.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Stirn vs Blyden stats

Jesse Stirn stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Josh Blyden made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Jesse Stirn's 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jesse Stirn's PFL record stood at 1-3-0, while Josh Blyden's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Blyden had a slight advantage in power over Stirn, with a 11% knock out percentage over Stirn's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blyden had an advantage over Stirn, with a 56% submission rate over Stirn's 45%.

Jesse Stirn was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Blyden had a height advantage of 1 inch over Stirn.

Stirn was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 52 to Blyden's 26.

Activity check

Stirn's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Stirn vs Blyden?

Jesse Stirn was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Josh Blyden made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.