Arlovski vs Lima

Who won Arlovski vs Lima?

Marcos Rogerio de Lima beat Andrei Arlovski by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Arlovski vs Lima stats

Andrei Arlovski stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 20 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Marcos Rogerio de Lima made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Andrei Arlovski's UFC record stood at 23-17-0, while Marcos Rogerio de Lima's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Lima had a large advantage in power over Arlovski, boasting a 74% knock out percentage over Arlovski's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lima had a slight advantage over Arlovski, with a 11% submission rate over Arlovski's 9%.

Andrei Arlovski was the older man by 7 years, at 45 years old.

Arlovski had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lima. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Arlovski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 1999, 9 years and 11 months earlier than Lima, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 75 more professional rounds, 127 to Lima's 52.

Arlovski vs Lima form

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jared Vanderaa at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Felipe at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Chase Sherman at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Tom Aspinall at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Lima had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Blagoy Ivanov at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Ben Rothwell at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Maurice Greene at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Ben Sosoli at UFC on ESPN+ 26 on 22nd February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

He had been defeated by Stefan Struve at UFC on ESPN+ 3 on 23rd February 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andrei Arlovski had been fighting more than Marcos Rogerio de Lima.

Going to this contest, Andrei Arlovski had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 27 days ago, while Marcos Rogerio de Lima's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 19 days ago.

Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Lima's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Arlovski vs Lima?

Andrei Arlovski was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Marcos Rogerio de Lima made his way into the ring at 19/50 (-260) with oddsmakers.