Barlow vs Veretennikov

Who won Barlow vs Veretennikov?

Danny Barlow beat Nikolay Veretennikov by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 10th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Danny Barlow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Barlow vs Veretennikov stats

Danny Barlow stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Nikolay Veretennikov made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Danny Barlow's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Nikolay Veretennikov marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Danny Barlow's UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Nikolay Veretennikov's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Veretennikov had an advantage in power over Barlow, with a 75% knock out percentage over Barlow's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barlow had an advantage over Veretennikov, with a 13% submission rate over Veretennikov's 0%.

Danny Barlow was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Barlow had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Barlow was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 9 years later than Veretennikov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 17 to Veretennikov's 33.

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Barlow's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Barlow vs Veretennikov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Barlow vs Veretennikov?

Danny Barlow was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Nikolay Veretennikov made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.