Sy vs Jung

Who won Sy vs Jung?

Oumar Sy beat Da Un Jung by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 28th September 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Oumar Sy.

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).

Sy vs Jung stats

Oumar Sy stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Da Un Jung made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Oumar Sy's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Da Un Jung marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Oumar Sy's UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Da Un Jung's came in at 4-4-1.

The stats suggested Jung had a massive power advantage over Sy, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Sy's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sy had a large advantage over Jung, boasting a 40% submission rate over Jung's 13%.

Oumar Sy was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Sy had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jung. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Sy was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years later than Jung, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 18 to Jung's 46.

Sy vs Jung form

Da Un Jung had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Carlos Ulberg at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Devin Clark at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Before that, he had won against Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Mike Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Activity check

Jung's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Sy vs Jung start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:30 PM UTC , which was 2:30 PM EST or 11:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:30 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Sy vs Jung?

Oumar Sy was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Da Un Jung made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.