Godfrey vs Franco Result & Stats: Franco wins by KO R2 · BKFC 37 London, Sat, Mar 4, 2023

BKFCBKFC 37 London

Darren Godfrey

“The Tarantula”

KOTKOTKO

RESULT

Knockout

ROUND 2 · 0:49

Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Ricardo FrancoWIN

“BON BON”

KOUDUD

Saturday, March 4, 2023Crystal Palace National Sports, London, United Kingdom

Ricardo Franco defeated Darren Godfrey by Knockout in round 2 (00:49) in the Light Heavyweight bout of BKFC 37 London, held Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Crystal Palace National Sports, London.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Darren GodfreyRicardo Franco

Knockdowns

8 / 25

Significant strikes

15 / 33

32%

Sig. strike accuracy

45%

8 / 25

Total strikes

15 / 33

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Darren GodfreyRicardo Franco

563%

Head

1173%

338%

Body

427%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Darren Godfrey

100%

Ricardo Franco

100%

■ Distance■ Clinch

Insights

Darren Godfrey's last two losses were both stopped early.

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

62%

Head

64%

38%

Body

36%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Darren Godfreylast 2 fights

100%

Ricardo Francolast 6 fights

86%14%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.31

Strikes landed / min

8.06

7.37

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

5.75

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Darren Godfrey2 fights · by range and by target

Range

100%Distance · 13

0%Clinch · 0

0%Ground · 0

Target

62%Head · 8

38%Body · 5

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Ricardo Franco6 fights · by range and by target

Range

86%Distance · 280

14%Clinch · 44

0%Ground · 0

Target

64%Head · 208

36%Body · 116

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Recent form · last 5

Darren Godfrey0-5

L
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BKFC 37 London · Mar 4, 2023
Knockout · R2 · 0:49 · Light Heavyweight
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TKO

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Full record · 6 fights

W
Darren Godfrey
BKFC 37 London · Mar 4, 2023
Knockout · R2 · 0:49 · Light Heavyweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Darren Godfrey vs Ricardo Franco?

Ricardo Franco defeated Darren Godfrey by Knockout in round 2 (00:49) in the Light Heavyweight bout of BKFC 37 London, held Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Crystal Palace National Sports, London.