Ward vs Webster

Who won Ward vs Webster?

Joseph Ward beat Derrick Webster by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, March 15th, 2024, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Callum Walsh beating Dauren Yeleussinov. Also on the undercard Feargal McCrory beat Carlos Carlson, Reshat Mati defeated Irving Macias, and Cletus Seldin was victorious over Jose Angulo.

Ward vs Webster stats

Back in March 2024, Joseph Ward stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Derrick Webster made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Joseph Ward was the younger man by 11 years, at 31 years old.

Webster had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ward.

Joseph Ward fought out of the southpaw stance, while Derrick Webster was an orthodox fighter.

Ward was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 10 years and 4 months later than Webster, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 147 fewer professional rounds, totaling 41 compared to Webster's 188.

Ward vs Webster form

Webster had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Lennox Allen on February 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Grand Casino, Minnesota, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Milton Nunez on September 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at PAL Center, Delaware.

Going into that contest, he had won against Les Sherrington on August 11, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Before that, he had beaten Oscar Riojas on June 1, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Claridge Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

He had defeated Francisco Cordero on February 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Activity check

Webster's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ward vs Webster start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:45 PM EST / 6:45 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 1:45 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ward vs Webster?

Ward vs Webster was broadcast on UFC Fight Pass in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Ward vs Webster?

Joseph Ward was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Derrick Webster made his way into the ring at 15/1 (+1500) with oddsmakers.