Blachowicz vs Ankalaev

Who won Blachowicz vs Ankalaev?

Jan Blachowicz drew with Magomed Ankalaev by split draw in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 282, on Saturday 10th December 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 447-47, meaning it was a split draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest was for the UFC light heavyweight championship.

Blachowicz vs Ankalaev stats

Jan Blachowicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Magomed Ankalaev made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

Jan Blachowicz's UFC record stood at 12-7-1, while Magomed Ankalaev's came in at 10-1-1.

The stats suggested Ankalaev had a large advantage in power over Blachowicz, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Blachowicz's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blachowicz had a massive advantage over Ankalaev, boasting a 31% submission rate over Ankalaev's 0%.

Jan Blachowicz was the older man by 10 years, at 41 years old.

Ankalaev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Blachowicz. Despite this, he had 3-inch reach advantage.

Blachowicz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Ankalaev, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 43 more professional rounds, 95 to Ankalaev's 52.

Blachowicz vs Ankalaev form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He was victorious against Corey Anderson at UFC on ESPN+ 25 on 15th February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho, United States.

Ankalaev had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Anthony Smith at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he was victorious against Ion Cutelaba at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had won against Ion Cutelaba at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Magomed Ankalaev had been fighting more than Jan Blachowicz.

Going to this contest, Jan Blachowicz had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 10 days ago, while Magomed Ankalaev's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 25 days ago.

Blachowicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Ankalaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Blachowicz vs Ankalaev?

Jan Blachowicz was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Magomed Ankalaev made his way into the ring at 29/100 (-340) with oddsmakers.