Ferguson vs Green

Who won Ferguson vs Green?

Bobby Green beat Tony Ferguson by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Ferguson vs Green stats

Tony Ferguson stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Bobby Green made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Tony Ferguson's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Bobby Green marked his 27th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Tony Ferguson's UFC record stood at 15-9-0, while Bobby Green's came in at 13-12-1.

The stats suggested Ferguson had an advantage in power over Green, with a 48% knock out percentage over Green's 34%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ferguson had a slight advantage over Green, with a 32% submission rate over Green's 28%.

Tony Ferguson was the older man by 3 years, at 41 years old.

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

Ferguson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 months later than Green, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 82 to Green's 111.

Ferguson vs Green form

Tony Ferguson had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Beneil Dariush at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Charles Oliveira at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Justin Gaethje at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 5th round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had won against Donald Cerrone at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at United Center, Chicago.

He had beaten Anthony Pettis at UFC 229 on 6th October 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Ferguson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Green's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 4 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 Ferguson vs Green?

Tony Ferguson was a 57/20 (+290) underdog going into the contest, while Bobby Green made his way into the ring at 27/100 (-370) with oddsmakers.