Who won Walker vs Hill?
Jamahal Hill beat Johnny Walker by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th February 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).
Walker vs Hill stats
Johnny Walker stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.
Jamahal Hill made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.
This was Johnny Walker's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Jamahal Hill marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.
Johnny Walker's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Jamahal Hill's came in at 6-3-0.
The stats suggested Walker had a large advantage in power over Hill, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Hill's 56%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Walker had an advantage over Hill, with a 11% submission rate over Hill's 0%.
Johnny Walker was the same age as Jamahal Hill, at 33 years old.
Walker had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hill. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Walker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 47 to Hill's 37.
Walker vs Hill form
Walker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Paul Craig at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Previous to that, he had beaten Ion Cutelaba at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had been beaten by Thiago Santos at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
He had defeated Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Activity check
Walker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
Hill's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
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