Mokaev vs Gordon

Who won Mokaev vs Gordon?

Muhammad Mokaev beat Malcolm Gordon by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 280, on Saturday 22nd October 2022 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Mokaev vs Gordon stats

Muhammad Mokaev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Malcolm Gordon made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Muhammad Mokaev's UFC record stood at 6-0-0, while Malcolm Gordon's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Gordon had an advantage in power over Mokaev, with a 36% knock out percentage over Mokaev's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gordon had a slight advantage over Mokaev, with a 43% submission rate over Mokaev's 38%.

Muhammad Mokaev was the younger man by 11 years, at 23 years old.

Mokaev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gordon.

Mokaev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 7 years and 9 months later than Gordon, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 30 to Gordon's 36.

Mokaev vs Gordon form

Mokaev remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tim Elliott at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jafel Filho at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Malcolm Gordon at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he was victorious against Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Cody Durden at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Activity check

Mokaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Gordon's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mokaev vs Gordon?

Muhammad Mokaev was a 2/25 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Malcolm Gordon made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.