Nguyen vs Cunningham

Who won Nguyen vs Cunningham?

Steven Nguyen beat AJ Cunningham by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Contender Series 2023, on Tuesday 12th September 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Nguyen vs Cunningham stats

Steven Nguyen stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

AJ Cunningham made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Nguyen had a slight advantage in power over Cunningham, with a 38% knock out percentage over Cunningham's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cunningham had a slight advantage over Nguyen, with a 40% submission rate over Nguyen's 38%.

Steven Nguyen was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Nguyen had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cunningham.

Nguyen was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Cunningham, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 23 to Cunningham's 32.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, AJ Cunningham had been fighting more than Steven Nguyen.

Going to this contest, Steven Nguyen had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 3 days ago, while AJ Cunningham's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 10 days ago.

Nguyen's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Cunningham's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nguyen vs Cunningham?

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