Maheshate vs Borshchev

Who won Maheshate vs Borshchev?

Slava Borshchev beat Maheshate by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2, on Saturday 20th May 2023 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).

Maheshate vs Borshchev stats

Maheshate stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Slava Borshchev made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Maheshate's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Slava Borshchev's came in at 2-2-1.

The stats suggested Borshchev had a massive power advantage over Maheshate, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Maheshate's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maheshate had an advantage over Borshchev, with a 11% submission rate over Borshchev's 0%.

Maheshate was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.

Maheshate had a height advantage of 1 inch over Borshchev. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Maheshate was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 months later than Borshchev, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 28 to Borshchev's 24.

Maheshate vs Borshchev form

Borshchev had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mike Davis at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Going into that contest, he had won against Dakota Bush at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by William Starks at LFA 96 on 4th December 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City.

He had beaten Ali Zebian at LFA 92 on 2nd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City, Kansas.

Activity check

Maheshate's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Borshchev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Maheshate vs Borshchev?

Maheshate was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Slava Borshchev made his way into the ring at 63/100 (-160) with oddsmakers.