Schnell vs Durden

Who won Schnell vs Durden?

Cody Durden beat Matt Schnell by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Schnell vs Durden stats

Matt Schnell stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Cody Durden made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Matt Schnell's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Cody Durden marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Matt Schnell's UFC record stood at 6-7-0, while Cody Durden's came in at 6-4-1.

The stats suggested Durden had a large advantage in power over Schnell, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Schnell's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Schnell had a large advantage over Durden, boasting a 56% submission rate over Durden's 31%.

Matt Schnell was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Schnell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Durden. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Schnell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Durden, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 45 to Durden's 45.

Schnell vs Durden form

Matt Schnell had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Steve Erceg at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Matheus Nicolau at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mudaerji Su at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Before that, he had been defeated by Brandon Royval at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had lost to Rogerio Bontorin at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Cody Durden had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jake Hadley at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Before that, he had defeated Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Carlos Mota at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cody Durden had been fighting more than Matt Schnell.

Going to this contest, Matt Schnell had last fought 6 months and 10 days ago, while Cody Durden's last outing had been 1 month and 23 days ago.

Schnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Durden's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Schnell vs Durden start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Schnell vs Durden?

Matt Schnell was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Cody Durden made his way into the ring at 33/100 (-300) with oddsmakers.