Oezdemir vs Latifi

Who won Oezdemir vs Latifi?

Volkan Oezdemir beat Ilir Latifi by during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 14, on Saturday 10th August 2019 at Antel Arena in Montevideo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Volkan Oezdemir.

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 Latifi stats

Volkan Oezdemir stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

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

Volkan Oezdemir's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Ilir Latifi's came in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggested Oezdemir had a large advantage in power over Latifi, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Latifi's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Latifi had a large advantage over Oezdemir, boasting a 29% submission rate over Oezdemir's 7%.

Volkan Oezdemir was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Oezdemir had a height advantage of 4 inches over Latifi. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Oezdemir was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 3 months later than Latifi, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 48 to Latifi's 53.

Oezdemir vs Latifi 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.

Latifi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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