Egger vs Alekseeva

Who won Egger vs Alekseeva?

Irina Alekseeva beat Stephanie Egger by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Egger vs Alekseeva stats

Stephanie Egger stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Irina Alekseeva made her way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Stephanie Egger's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Irina Alekseeva's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Egger had an advantage in power over Alekseeva, with a 38% knock out percentage over Alekseeva's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Egger had a large advantage over Alekseeva, boasting a 50% submission rate over Alekseeva's 25%.

Stephanie Egger was the older woman by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Alekseeva had a height advantage of 2 inches over Egger. Despite this, she had 2-inch reach advantage.

Egger was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Alekseeva, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She had fought 9 more professional rounds, 23 to Alekseeva's 14.

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Egger's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Egger vs Alekseeva?

Stephanie Egger was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Irina Alekseeva made her way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.