Thompson vs Masvidal

Who won Thompson vs Masvidal?

Stephen Thompson beat Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 217, on Saturday 4th November 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Stephen Thompson.

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).

Thompson vs Masvidal stats

Stephen Thompson stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jorge Masvidal made his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Stephen Thompson's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012.

Stephen Thompson's UFC record stood at 12-8-1, while Jorge Masvidal's came in at 12-10-0.

The stats suggested Thompson had an advantage in power over Masvidal, with a 54% knock out percentage over Masvidal's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Thompson had a slight advantage over Masvidal, with a 8% submission rate over Masvidal's 6%.

Stephen Thompson was the older man by 2 years, at 42 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Masvidal. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Thompson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 8 months later than Masvidal, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 59 less professional rounds, 74 to Masvidal's 133.

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Thompson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

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