Vanderford vs Jones

Who won Vanderford vs Jones?

Austin Vanderford beat Cody Jones by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 215, on Friday 15th February 2019 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the 175 Catchweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

Vanderford vs Jones stats

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

Cody Jones made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Austin Vanderford's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Austin Vanderford's Bellator record stood at 5-2-0, while Cody Jones' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Vanderford and Jones have similar power, both with a 33% knock out percentage.

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

Austin Vanderford was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Jones had a height advantage of 3 inches over Vanderford. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Vanderford was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 4 months later than Jones, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 31 to Jones' 13.

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