Ward vs Webster

Who won Ward vs Webster?

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

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 loses and 1 draw.

Joseph Ward was the younger man by 11 years, at 30 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 10 year and 4 months later than Webster, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 147 less professional rounds, 41 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 15th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Grand Casino, Minnesota, United States.

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

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

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

He had defeated Francisco Cordero on 10th February 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 the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by UFC Fight Pass UK.

What were the odds on Ward vs Webster?

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