McGregor vs Farooq

Who won McGregor vs Farooq?

Lee McGregor beat Ukashir Farooq by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 16th November 2019 at Emirates Arena in Scotland.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 113-114, 115-112 in favor of winner Lee McGregor.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

McGregor vs Farooq stats

Back in November 2019, Lee McGregor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ukashir Farooq made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested McGregor had a massive power advantage over Farooq, boosting at 86% knock out percentage over Farooq's 46%.

Lee McGregor was the younger man by 1 year, at 23 years old.

McGregor had a height advantage of 3 inches over Farooq.

Both Lee McGregor & Ukashir Farooq fought out of an orthodox stance.

McGregor was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 year later than Farooq, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 87 to Farooq's 108.

McGregor vs Farooq form

Lee McGregor had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Scott Allan on 22nd June 2019 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship fight at Emirates Arena, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Thomas Essomba on 13th October 2018 by knockout in the 12th round in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Goodluck Mrema on 23rd June 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Before that, he had beat Pablo Narvaez on 3rd March 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

He had defeated Kamil Jaworek on 2nd December 2017 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire.

Farooq had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Duane Winters on 17th August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Radisson Blu Hotel, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Kyle Williams on 25th April 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Radisson Blu Hotel, Scotland.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Iain Butcher on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Emirates Arena, Scotland.

Before that, he had beat Jamie Wilson on 27th September 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at St.Andrew's Sporting Club, Scotland.

He had won against Jose Hernandez on 16th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Lagoon Leisure Centre, Scotland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ukashir Farooq had been fighting more than Lee McGregor.

Going to this contest, Lee McGregor had last fought 4 months and 25 days ago, while Ukashir Farooq's last outing had been 2 months and 30 days ago.

McGregor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Farooq's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did McGregor vs Farooq start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Emirates Arena, Scotland, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McGregor vs Farooq?

The ESPN+ show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The YouTube UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 8:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on McGregor vs Farooq?

Lee McGregor was a 69/50 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Ukashir Farooq made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.