Oezdemir vs Krylov

Who won Oezdemir vs Krylov?

Nikita Krylov beat Volkan Oezdemir by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 280, on Saturday 22nd October 2022 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nikita Krylov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Oezdemir vs Krylov stats

Volkan Oezdemir stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Nikita Krylov made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 15 by submission.

Volkan Oezdemir's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Nikita Krylov's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Oezdemir had a large advantage in power over Krylov, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Krylov's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Krylov had a massive advantage over Oezdemir, boasting a 54% submission rate over Oezdemir's 6%.

Volkan Oezdemir was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Krylov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Oezdemir. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Oezdemir was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Krylov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 48 to Krylov's 55.

Oezdemir vs Krylov form

Oezdemir had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Nikita Krylov at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had beaten Aleksandar Rakic at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

He had defeated Ilir Latifi at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Activity check

Oezdemir's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Krylov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Oezdemir vs Krylov?

Volkan Oezdemir was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Nikita Krylov made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.