Egger vs Alekseeva

Who won Egger vs Alekseeva?

Irina Alekseeva beat Stephanie Egger by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Egger vs Alekseeva stats

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

Irina Alekseeva made her way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Stephanie Egger's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Irina Alekseeva's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Egger had an advantage in power over Alekseeva, with a 38% knock out percentage over Alekseeva's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Egger had a large advantage over Alekseeva, boasting a 50% submission rate over Alekseeva's 25%.

Stephanie Egger was the older woman by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Alekseeva had a height advantage of 2 inches over Egger. Despite this, she had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Egger was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Alekseeva, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She had fought 9 more professional rounds, 23 to Alekseeva's 14.

Egger vs Alekseeva form

Egger had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Ailin Perez at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, she had lost to Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Jessica Rose Clark at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Shanna Young at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Reina Miura at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Activity check

Egger's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Egger vs Alekseeva?

Stephanie Egger was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Irina Alekseeva made her way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.