Battle vs Fakhretdinov

Who won Battle vs Fakhretdinov?

Rinat Fakhretdinov beat Bryan Battle by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Rinat Fakhretdinov.

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).

Battle vs Fakhretdinov stats

Bryan Battle stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Rinat Fakhretdinov made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out and 5 by submission.

The stats suggested Fakhretdinov had a massive power advantage over Battle, boosting at 58% knock out percentage over Battle's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Battle had a large advantage over Fakhretdinov, boasting at 50% submission rate over Fakhretdinov's 26%.

Bryan Battle was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Battle had a height advantage of 2 inches over Fakhretdinov.

Battle was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 year and 8 months later than Fakhretdinov, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 20 to Fakhretdinov's 34.

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Battle's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Battle vs Fakhretdinov?

Bryan Battle was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Rinat Fakhretdinov made his way into the ring at 63/100 (-160) with oddsmakers.