Matthews vs Li

Who won Matthews vs Li?

Jake Matthews beat Jingliang Li by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 221, on Saturday 10th February 2018 at Perth Arena in Perth.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jake Matthews.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Matthews vs Li stats

Jake Matthews stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jingliang Li made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jake Matthews' 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Jingliang Li marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Jake Matthews' UFC record stood at 14-7-0, while Jingliang Li's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Li had a slight advantage in power over Matthews, with a 43% knock out percentage over Matthews' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matthews had a large advantage over Li, boasting a 50% submission rate over Li's 29%.

Jake Matthews was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Li had a height advantage of 1 inch over Matthews. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Matthews was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 11 months later than Li, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 65 to Li's 63.

Matthews vs Li form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Darrius Flowers at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Matt Semelsberger at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Andre Fialho at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had been beaten by Anthony Rocco Martin at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

He had defeated Jingliang Li at UFC 221 on 10th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Perth Arena, Perth, Australia.

Activity check

Matthews' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Li's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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