Who won Strickland vs Magomedov?
Sean Strickland beat Abusupiyan Magomedov by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).
Strickland vs Magomedov stats
Sean Strickland stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Abusupiyan Magomedov made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.
Sean Strickland's UFC record stood at 15-6-0, while Abusupiyan Magomedov's came in at 1-2-0.
The stats suggested Magomedov had an advantage in power over Strickland, with a 56% knock out percentage over Strickland's 38%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedov had a slight advantage over Strickland, with a 24% submission rate over Strickland's 15%.
Sean Strickland was the same age as Abusupiyan Magomedov, at 33 years old.
Magomedov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Strickland. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Strickland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, 89 to Magomedov's 52.
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Strickland's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.
Magomedov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Strickland vs Magomedov?
Sean Strickland was a 5/8 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Abusupiyan Magomedov made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.
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