Gaziev vs Velasco

Who won Gaziev vs Velasco?

Shamil Gaziev beat Greg Velasco by submission in the 1st round during the main event of Contender Series 2023, on Tuesday 19th September 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Gaziev vs Velasco stats

Shamil Gaziev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Greg Velasco made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Gaziev had a large advantage in power over Velasco, boasting a 70% knock out percentage over Velasco's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Velasco had an advantage over Gaziev, with a 40% submission rate over Gaziev's 20%.

Shamil Gaziev was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Gaziev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Velasco.

Gaziev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 7 months earlier than Velasco, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 21 to Velasco's 11.

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