Struve vs Lima

Who won Struve vs Lima?

Stefan Struve beat Marcos Rogerio de Lima by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 3, on Saturday 23rd February 2019 at O2 Arena in Prague.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Struve vs Lima stats

Stefan Struve stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 17 by submission.

Marcos Rogerio de Lima made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Stefan Struve's UFC record stood at 13-11-0, while Marcos Rogerio de Lima's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Struve had a large advantage in power over Lima, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Lima's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Struve had a massive advantage over Lima, boasting a 61% submission rate over Lima's 0%.

Stefan Struve was the younger man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Struve had a height advantage of 10 inches over Lima. That also extended to a 10-inch reach advantage.

Struve was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 39 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Lima, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 66 to Lima's 52.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Stefan Struve had been fighting more than Marcos Rogerio de Lima.

Going to this contest, Stefan Struve had last fought 6 years, 10 months and 1 day ago, while Marcos Rogerio de Lima's last outing had been 5 years, 3 months and 1 day ago.

Struve's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Lima's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

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