Azaitar vs Prado

Who won Azaitar vs Prado?

Francisco Prado beat Ottman Azaitar by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 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).

Azaitar vs Prado stats

Ottman Azaitar stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Francisco Prado made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Ottman Azaitar's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Francisco Prado's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Azaitar had a massive power advantage over Prado, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Prado's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prado had a massive advantage over Azaitar, boasting a 55% submission rate over Azaitar's 15%.

Ottman Azaitar was the older man by 13 years, at 34 years old.

Prado had a height advantage of 2 inches over Azaitar. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Azaitar was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years earlier than Prado, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 20 to Prado's 22.

Activity check

Azaitar's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Azaitar vs Prado?

Ottman Azaitar was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Francisco Prado made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.