Wade vs Jenkins

Who won Wade vs Jenkins?

Bubba Jenkins beat Chris Wade by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 1, on Saturday 1st April 2023 at The Theater - Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bubba Jenkins.

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).

Wade vs Jenkins stats

Chris Wade stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Bubba Jenkins made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Bubba Jenkins marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Chris Wade's PFL record stood at 11-7-0, while Bubba Jenkins' came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Jenkins had a large advantage in power over Wade, boasting a 37% knock out percentage over Wade's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wade had a slight advantage over Jenkins, with a 23% submission rate over Jenkins' 16%.

Chris Wade was the same age as Bubba Jenkins, at 37 years old.

Wade had a height advantage of 3 inches over Jenkins. Despite this, Jenkins had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Wade was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 14 days earlier than Jenkins, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 83 to Jenkins' 70.

Wade vs Jenkins form

Wade had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kyle Bochniak at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Lance Palmer at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Movlid Khaybulaev at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Bubba Jenkins at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He was victorious against Arman Ospanov at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Bubba Jenkins had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Gabriel Alves Braga at PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season on 28th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Kai Kamaka III at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jesus Pinedo at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had won against Sung Bin Jo at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had beaten Chris Wade at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bubba Jenkins had been fighting more than Chris Wade.

Going to this contest, Chris Wade had last fought 3 years and 3 days ago, while Bubba Jenkins' last outing had been 11 months and 30 days ago.

Wade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Jenkins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wade vs Jenkins?

Chris Wade was a 11/20 (+420) underdog going into the contest, while Bubba Jenkins made his way into the ring at 27/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.