Matsumoto vs Tanner

Who won Matsumoto vs Tanner?

Jean Matsumoto beat Kasey Tanner by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Contender Series 2023, on Tuesday 12th September 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jean Matsumoto.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Matsumoto vs Tanner stats

Jean Matsumoto stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Kasey Tanner made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Tanner had a large advantage in power over Matsumoto, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Matsumoto's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matsumoto had an advantage over Tanner, with a 38% submission rate over Tanner's 25%.

Jean Matsumoto was the younger man by 32 years, at years old.

Tanner had a height advantage of 1 inch over Matsumoto.

Matsumoto was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years and 7 months later than Tanner, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 42 to Tanner's 18.

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Matsumoto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Matsumoto vs Tanner?

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