Lee vs Fakhretdinov

Who won Lee vs Fakhretdinov?

Rinat Fakhretdinov beat Kevin Lee by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rinat Fakhretdinov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Lee vs Fakhretdinov stats

Kevin Lee stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Rinat Fakhretdinov made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Kevin Lee's UFC record stood at 11-8-0, while Rinat Fakhretdinov's came in at 3-0-1.

The stats suggested Fakhretdinov had a massive power advantage over Lee, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Lee's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lee had an advantage over Fakhretdinov, with a 44% submission rate over Fakhretdinov's 25%.

Kevin Lee was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Fakhretdinov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lee.

Lee was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 12 years later than Fakhretdinov, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 67 to Fakhretdinov's 38.

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Lee's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lee vs Fakhretdinov?

Kevin Lee was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Rinat Fakhretdinov made his way into the ring at 47/100 (-210) with oddsmakers.