Brundage vs Oleksiejczuk

Who won Brundage vs Oleksiejczuk?

Michal Oleksiejczuk beat Cody Brundage by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Brundage vs Oleksiejczuk stats

Cody Brundage stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Michal Oleksiejczuk made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Cody Brundage's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Michal Oleksiejczuk marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Cody Brundage's UFC record stood at 4-5-0, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Oleksiejczuk had a large advantage in power over Brundage, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Brundage's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brundage had a massive advantage over Oleksiejczuk, boasting a 38% submission rate over Oleksiejczuk's 6%.

Cody Brundage was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Brundage had a height advantage of 1 inch over Oleksiejczuk. Despite this, Oleksiejczuk had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Brundage was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 3 months later than Oleksiejczuk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 30 to Oleksiejczuk's 45.

Brundage vs Oleksiejczuk form

Brundage had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Tresean Gore at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Nick Maximov at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Joseph Kropschot at LFA 99 on 12th February 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Michal Oleksiejczuk had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Michel Pereira at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Caio Borralho at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Cody Brundage at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michal Oleksiejczuk had been fighting more than Cody Brundage.

Going to this contest, Cody Brundage had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 8 days ago, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's last outing had been 4 months and 16 days ago.

Brundage's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Oleksiejczuk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Brundage vs Oleksiejczuk?

Cody Brundage was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Michal Oleksiejczuk made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.