Lutz vs Baghdasaryan

Who won Lutz vs Baghdasaryan?

Melsik Baghdasaryan beat Tucker Lutz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Melsik Baghdasaryan.

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).

Lutz vs Baghdasaryan stats

Tucker Lutz stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Melsik Baghdasaryan made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Tucker Lutz's UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Melsik Baghdasaryan's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Baghdasaryan had a large advantage in power over Lutz, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Lutz's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lutz had an advantage over Baghdasaryan, with a 17% submission rate over Baghdasaryan's 0%.

Tucker Lutz was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Baghdasaryan had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lutz. Despite this, he had 2-inch reach advantage.

Lutz was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 6 months later than Baghdasaryan, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 36 to Baghdasaryan's 18.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Melsik Baghdasaryan had been fighting more than Tucker Lutz.

Going to this contest, Tucker Lutz had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 3 days ago, while Melsik Baghdasaryan's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 17 days ago.

Lutz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Baghdasaryan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lutz vs Baghdasaryan?

Tucker Lutz was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Melsik Baghdasaryan made his way into the ring at 31/50 (-160) with oddsmakers.