Who won Kara-France vs Erceg?
Kai Kara France beat Steve Erceg by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 305, on Saturday 17th August 2024 at RAC Arena in Perth.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).
Kara-France vs Erceg stats
Kai Kara France stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Steve Erceg made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.
This was Kai Kara France's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Steve Erceg marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.
Kai Kara France's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Steve Erceg's came in at 3-2-0.
The stats suggested France had a large advantage in power over Erceg, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Erceg's 17%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erceg had a massive advantage over France, boasting a 50% submission rate over France's 13%.
Kai Kara France was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.
Erceg had a height advantage of 5 inches over France. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
France was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Erceg, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, 79 to Erceg's 33.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Steve Erceg had been fighting more than Kai Kara France.
Going to this contest, Kai Kara France had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 9 days ago, while Steve Erceg's last outing had been 4 months ago.
France's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.
Erceg's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.
What time did Kara-France vs Erceg start?
The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Kara-France vs Erceg?
Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Kara-France vs Erceg.
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