Magomedov vs Alves

Who won Magomedov vs Alves?

Abusupiyan Magomedov beat Warlley Alves by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th May 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Abusupiyan Magomedov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Magomedov vs Alves stats

Abusupiyan Magomedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Warlley Alves made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Abusupiyan Magomedov's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Warlley Alves marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Abusupiyan Magomedov's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Warlley Alves' came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Magomedov had a large advantage in power over Alves, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Alves' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Alves had an advantage over Magomedov, with a 43% submission rate over Magomedov's 24%.

Abusupiyan Magomedov was the same age as Warlley Alves, at 33 years old.

Magomedov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Alves. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Magomedov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Alves, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 55 to Alves' 48.

Magomedov vs Alves form

Magomedov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Louis Taylor at PFL 2018 #11 on 31st December 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Sadibou Sy at PFL 2018 #10 on 20th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington D.C..

He had drawn with Gasan Umalatov at PFL 2018 #10 on 20th October 2018 by majority draw in their 2 round contest at Entertainment and Sports Arena.

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Magomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Alves' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Magomedov vs Alves start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:15 PM UTC , which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:15 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Magomedov vs Alves?

Abusupiyan Magomedov was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Warlley Alves made his way into the ring at 23/10 (+230) with oddsmakers.