Budka vs Bekoev

Who won Budka vs Bekoev?

Azamat Bekoev beat Dylan Budka by split decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of LFA 160, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Owensboro Sportscenter in Owensboro.

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).

Budka vs Bekoev stats

Dylan Budka stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Azamat Bekoev made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Dylan Budka's LFA record stood at 3-1-0, while Azamat Bekoev's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Bekoev had an advantage in power over Budka, with a 33% knock out percentage over Budka's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bekoev had a massive advantage over Budka, boasting a 53% submission rate over Budka's 20%.

Dylan Budka was the younger man by 4 years, at 24 years old.

Bekoev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Budka.

Budka was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 7 months earlier than Bekoev, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 26 to Bekoev's 44.

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Budka's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Budka vs Bekoev?

Dylan Budka was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Azamat Bekoev made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.