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 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.

This was Tom Aspinall's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Andrei Arlovski marked his 42nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2000.

Tom Aspinall's UFC record stood at 8-1-0, while Andrei Arlovski's came in at 23-18-0.

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 109 less professional rounds, 21 to Arlovski's 130.

Aspinall vs Arlovski form

Aspinall had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, 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.

He was victorious against Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Previous to 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.

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

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Tom Aspinall had last fought 2 months and 5 days ago, while Andrei Arlovski's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 3 days ago.

Aspinall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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