Walker vs Rountree

Who won Walker vs Rountree?

Johnny Walker beat Khalil Rountree by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 140, on Saturday 17th November 2018 at Luna Park in Buenos Aires.

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 Rountree stats

Johnny Walker stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Khalil Rountree made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses 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. Khalil Rountree marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Johnny Walker's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Khalil Rountree's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Walker had a slight advantage in power over Rountree, with a 79% knock out percentage over Rountree's 71%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Walker had an advantage over Rountree, with a 14% submission rate over Rountree's 0%.

Johnny Walker was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Walker had a height advantage of 5 inches over Rountree. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Walker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 months earlier than Rountree, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 47 to Rountree's 41.

Walker vs Rountree form

Walker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Paul Craig at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ion Cutelaba at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Walker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Rountree's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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