Buday vs Collier

Who won Buday vs Collier?

Martin Buday beat Jake Collier by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Martin Buday.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Buday vs Collier stats

Martin Buday stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jake Collier made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Martin Buday's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Martin Buday's UFC record stood at 5-1-0, while Jake Collier's came in at 5-9-0.

The stats suggested Buday had a large advantage in power over Collier, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Collier's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Collier had a large advantage over Buday, boasting a 31% submission rate over Buday's 9%.

Martin Buday was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Buday had a height advantage of 1 inch over Collier. Despite this, Collier had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Buday was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 13 years and 10 months earlier than Collier, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 31 to Collier's 46.

Activity check

Buday's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Collier's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 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 Buday vs Collier?

Martin Buday was a 3/4 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Jake Collier made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.