Fili vs Almeida

Who won Fili vs Almeida?

Andre Fili beat Lucas Almeida by during the prelims of UFC 296, on Saturday 16th December 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andre Fili.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Fili vs Almeida stats

Andre Fili stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Lucas Almeida made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Andre Fili's UFC record stood at 11-10-0, while Lucas Almeida's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Almeida had a large advantage in power over Fili, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Fili's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Almeida had a large advantage over Fili, boasting a 36% submission rate over Fili's 14%.

Andre Fili was the same age as Lucas Almeida, at 33 years old.

Fili had 3-inch reach advantage.

Fili was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Almeida, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, 79 to Almeida's 30.

Fili vs Almeida form

Andre Fili had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Nathaniel Wood at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Bill Algeo at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joanderson Brito at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, his fight against Daniel Pineda at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 ended in a no contest.

He had been defeated by Bryce Mitchell at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Fili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Almeida's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fili vs Almeida?

Andre Fili was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Lucas Almeida made his way into the ring at 29/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.