Wang vs Leonardo

Who won Wang vs Leonardo?

Cong Wang beat Victoria Leonardo by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Wang vs Leonardo stats

Cong Wang stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Victoria Leonardo made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Cong Wang's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Victoria Leonardo marked her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Cong Wang's UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Victoria Leonardo's came in at 1-4-0.

The stats suggested Wang had a slight advantage in power over Leonardo, with a 20% knock out percentage over Leonardo's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Leonardo had a slight advantage over Wang, with a 44% submission rate over Wang's 40%.

Cong Wang was the younger woman by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Wang had a height advantage of 1 inch over Leonardo. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Wang was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2022, 4 years and 1 month later than Leonardo, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 17 less professional rounds, 11 to Leonardo's 28.

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Leonardo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Wang vs Leonardo start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:00 PM UTC , which was 7:00 PM EST or 4:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Wang vs Leonardo?

Cong Wang was a 2/25 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Victoria Leonardo made her way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.