Xiao vs Le

Who won Xiao vs Le?

Long Xiao beat Quang Le by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Xiao vs Le stats

Long Xiao stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Quang Le made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Long Xiao's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Quang Le marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Long Xiao's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Quang Le's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Le had a slight advantage in power over Xiao, with a 25% knock out percentage over Xiao's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Le had a slight advantage over Xiao, with a 38% submission rate over Xiao's 35%.

Long Xiao was the older man by 26 years, at 26 years old.

Xiao had a height advantage of 2 inches over Le.

Xiao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 months later than Le, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 70 more professional rounds, 92 to Le's 22.

Xiao vs Le form

Le had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Chris Gutierrez at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Tial Thang at LFA 181 on 5th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Mystic Lake Showroom, Prior Lake.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cody Peterson at LFA 174 on 12th January 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Before that, he had defeated Sal Guerriero at LFA 168 on 22nd September 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

He was victorious against Henry Huff at LFA 150 on 13th January 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Activity check

Le's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Xiao vs Le start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:25 AM UTC , which was 3:25 AM EST or 12:25 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:25 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Xiao vs Le?

Long Xiao was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Quang Le made his way into the ring at 59/50 (+120) with oddsmakers.