Pauga vs Wright

Who won Pauga vs Wright?

Zac Pauga beat Jordan Wright by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Zac Pauga.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Pauga vs Wright stats

Zac Pauga stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jordan Wright made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Zac Pauga's UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Jordan Wright's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Wright had a massive power advantage over Pauga, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Pauga's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wright had a massive advantage over Pauga, boasting a 42% submission rate over Pauga's 0%.

Zac Pauga was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Wright had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pauga.

Pauga was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 5 years and 8 months later than Wright, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 22 to Wright's 23.

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Pauga's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pauga vs Wright?

Zac Pauga was a 19/50 (-260) favourite going into the contest, while Jordan Wright made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.