Arlovski vs Buday

Who won Arlovski vs Buday?

Martin Buday beat Andrei Arlovski by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Martin Buday.

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 Buday stats

Andrei Arlovski stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 23 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Martin Buday made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Andrei Arlovski's 42nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2000. Martin Buday marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Andrei Arlovski's UFC record stood at 23-18-0, while Martin Buday's came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Buday had a slight advantage in power over Arlovski, with a 54% knock out percentage over Arlovski's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Buday had a slight advantage over Arlovski, with a 15% submission rate over Arlovski's 9%.

Andrei Arlovski was the older man by 13 years, at 45 years old.

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

Arlovski was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 42 more fights, and made his debut in 1999, 25 years and 3 months later than Buday, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 99 more professional rounds, 130 to Buday's 31.

Arlovski vs Buday form

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Don Tale Mayes at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, 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.

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

Martin Buday had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Shamil Gaziev at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Josh Parisian at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Lukasz Brzeski at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He had beaten Chris Barnett at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by split decision in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Martin Buday had been fighting more than Andrei Arlovski.

Going to this contest, Andrei Arlovski had last fought 6 months and 11 days ago, while Martin Buday's last outing had been 7 months and 8 days ago.

Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Buday's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Arlovski vs Buday start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:50 PM UTC , which was 6:50 PM EST or 3:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:50 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Arlovski vs Buday?

Andrei Arlovski was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Martin Buday made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.