Nam vs Maksum

Who won Nam vs Maksum?

Azat Maksum beat Tyson Nam by split 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 Azat Maksum.

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).

Nam vs Maksum stats

Tyson Nam stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 13 losses and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Azat Maksum made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 16 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Tyson Nam's UFC record stood at 3-5-0, while Azat Maksum's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Nam had a massive power advantage over Maksum, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Maksum's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maksum had a massive advantage over Nam, boasting a 44% submission rate over Nam's 5%.

Tyson Nam was the older man by 12 years, at 40 years old.

Maksum had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nam.

Nam was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 10 years and 11 months earlier than Maksum, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, 88 to Maksum's 36.

Activity check

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

What were the odds on Nam vs Maksum?

Tyson Nam was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Azat Maksum made his way into the ring at 11/50 (-450) with oddsmakers.