Talbott vs Ghemmouri

Who won Talbott vs Ghemmouri?

Payton Talbott beat Yanis Ghemmouri by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

Talbott vs Ghemmouri stats

Payton Talbott stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Yanis Ghemmouri made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Payton Talbott's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Yanis Ghemmouri marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Payton Talbott's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Yanis Ghemmouri's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Talbott had a massive power advantage over Ghemmouri, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Ghemmouri's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ghemmouri had an advantage over Talbott, with a 33% submission rate over Talbott's 13%.

Payton Talbott was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Talbott had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ghemmouri.

Talbott was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 years later than Ghemmouri, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 21 to Ghemmouri's 28.

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Talbott's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Talbott vs Ghemmouri start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:40 PM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Talbott vs Ghemmouri?

Payton Talbott was a 7/100 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Yanis Ghemmouri made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.