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 scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marcos Rogerio de Lima.

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 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten 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.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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.

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 was victorious against Ben Rothwell at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Maurice Greene at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

Before that, 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.

He had lost to Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 108 on 22nd April 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

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 10 months and 15 days ago, while Marcos Rogerio de Lima's last outing had been 2 years, 5 months and 5 days ago.

Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Lima's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 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.