Lerena vs Ferguson

Who won Lerena vs Ferguson?

Kevin Lerena beat Patrick Ferguson by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, December 19th, 2020, at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Lerena vs Ferguson stats

Back in December 2020, Kevin Lerena stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Patrick Ferguson made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ferguson had a large advantage in power over Lerena, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Lerena's 48%.

Kevin Lerena was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Ferguson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lerena.

Kevin Lerena fought out of the southpaw stance, while Patrick Ferguson was an orthodox fighter.

Lerena was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Ferguson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 128 more professional rounds, totaling 229 compared to Ferguson's 101.

Lerena vs Ferguson form

Lerena had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Firat Arslan on February 8, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at EWS Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sefer Seferi on September 21, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vasil Ducar on June 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

Before that, he had beaten Artur Mann on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

He had defeated Roman Golovashchenko on June 2, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sarhadci Olympic Center, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Activity check

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Lerena vs Ferguson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lerena vs Ferguson?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by UFC Fight Pass.

What were the odds on Lerena vs Ferguson?

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