Who won Mitchell vs Topuria?
Ilia Topuria beat Bryce Mitchell by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 282, on Saturday 10th December 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ilia Topuria.
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).
Mitchell vs Topuria stats
Bryce Mitchell stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 9 by submission.
Ilia Topuria made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.
Bryce Mitchell's UFC record stood at 7-2-0, while Ilia Topuria's came in at 7-0-0.
The stats suggested Topuria had a massive power advantage over Mitchell, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Mitchell's 0%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mitchell had a slight advantage over Topuria, with a 60% submission rate over Topuria's 58%.
Bryce Mitchell was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.
Mitchell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Topuria. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Mitchell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 months earlier than Topuria, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 34 to Topuria's 25.
Activity check
Mitchell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
Topuria's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Mitchell vs Topuria?
Bryce Mitchell was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Ilia Topuria made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.
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