Bekoev vs Fernando

Who won Bekoev vs Fernando?

Azamat Bekoev beat Lucas Fernando by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of LFA 173, on Friday 15th December 2023 at Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Azamat Bekoev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Bekoev vs Fernando stats

Azamat Bekoev stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Lucas Fernando made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Azamat Bekoev's 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Lucas Fernando marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Azamat Bekoev's LFA record stood at 4-0-0, while Lucas Fernando's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Fernando had a large advantage in power over Bekoev, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Bekoev's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bekoev had a large advantage over Fernando, boasting a 50% submission rate over Fernando's 22%.

Azamat Bekoev was the same age as Lucas Fernando, at 28 years old.

Fernando had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bekoev.

Bekoev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years later than Fernando, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 46 to Fernando's 33.

Activity check

Bekoev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Fernando's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bekoev vs Fernando?

Azamat Bekoev was a 12/25 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Lucas Fernando made his way into the ring at 29/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.