Aspinall vs Arlovski

Who won Aspinall vs Arlovski?

Tom Aspinall beat Andrei Arlovski by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 19, on Saturday 20th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tom Aspinall.

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).

Aspinall vs Arlovski stats

Tom Aspinall stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Andrei Arlovski made his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 19 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Tom Aspinall's UFC record stood at 7-1-0, while Andrei Arlovski's came in at 23-17-0.

The stats suggested Aspinall had a massive power advantage over Arlovski, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Arlovski's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aspinall had a slight advantage over Arlovski, with a 11% submission rate over Arlovski's 10%.

Tom Aspinall was the younger man by 14 years, at 31 years old.

Aspinall had a height advantage of 2 inches over Arlovski. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Aspinall was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 38 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 15 years and 8 months later than Arlovski, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 107 less professional rounds, 20 to Arlovski's 127.

Aspinall vs Arlovski form

Aspinall had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sergey Spivac at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Andrei Arlovski at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Alan Baudot at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Tom Aspinall had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 26 days ago, while Andrei Arlovski's last outing had been 10 months and 15 days ago.

Aspinall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

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.

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