Ryan Benoit vs Fredy Serrano

Ryan Benoit
United States

Ryan Benoit

“Baby Face”

10-8

Winner

VS
Fredy Serrano
Colombia

Fredy Serrano

“El Profe”

4-2

Winner

Ryan Benoit

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

30 July 2016 · State Farm Arena, Atlanta, USA

Key takeaways

  • Ryan Benoit beat Fredy Serrano by split decision after three rounds.
  • Ryan Benoit landed 45 of 76 total strikes and 0 of 1 takedowns, with 1:25 of control time.
  • Fredy Serrano landed more total strikes — 67 to 45 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Ryan BenoitFredy Serrano
10-8Record4-2
26Age on fight night36
5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′3″ (160 cm)
68.5″ (174 cm)Reach65.5″ (166 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Janjira Muay ThaiTeamMMA Colombia
San Diego, California, United StatesFromBogota, Colombia

Fight statistics

45of 76 · 59%Total strikes landed67of 116 · 58%
27of 54Head strikes49of 96
10of 11Body strikes18of 18
8of 11Leg strikes0of 2
0of 1Takedowns5of 14
1Knockdowns0
1:25Control time4:59

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Ryan BenoitRoundFredy Serrano
13/23strikes0/1TD1KD0:27controlR116/32strikes2/3TD0KD1:18control
11/22strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR230/49strikes2/6TD0KD2:24control
21/31strikes0/0TD0KD0:58controlR321/35strikes1/5TD0KD1:17control

Judges’ scorecards

Chris Lee

9R1109R21010R39

28total29

James Corbett

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Ken Coffey

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Ryan Benoit

  1. LJosh Sampo2013
  2. WSergio PettisKO/TKO R2 1:342015
  3. LBen Nguyensubmission R1 2:352015

Fredy Serrano

  1. WBentley SylerKO/TKO R3 1:342015
  2. WYao ZhikuiKO/TKO R1 0:442015

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