Klein vs Cunningham

Who won Klein vs Cunningham?

Ludovit Klein beat AJ Cunningham by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Klein vs Cunningham stats

Ludovit Klein stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

AJ Cunningham made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Ludovit Klein's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. AJ Cunningham marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ludovit Klein's UFC record stood at 7-3-1, while AJ Cunningham's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Klein had a slight advantage in power over Cunningham, with a 40% knock out percentage over Cunningham's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Klein had a slight advantage over Cunningham, with a 40% submission rate over Cunningham's 33%.

Ludovit Klein was the same age as AJ Cunningham, at 30 years old.

Cunningham had a height advantage of 3 inches over Klein.

Klein was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Cunningham, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 59 to Cunningham's 35.

Klein vs Cunningham form

Klein had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Roosevelt Roberts at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, .

Previous to that, he had beaten Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated AJ Cunningham at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

He had drawn with Jai Herbert at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Klein's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Cunningham's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Klein vs Cunningham?

Ludovit Klein was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while AJ Cunningham made his way into the ring at 27/4 (+680) with oddsmakers.