Oleinik vs Latifi

Who won Oleinik vs Latifi?

Ilir Latifi beat Aleksei Oleinik by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st October 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ilir Latifi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Oleinik vs Latifi stats

Aleksei Oleinik stepped into the octagon with a record of 60 wins, 16 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 47 by submission.

Ilir Latifi made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Aleksei Oleinik's UFC record stood at 9-8-0, while Ilir Latifi's came in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggested Latifi had a large advantage in power over Oleinik, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Oleinik's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oleinik had a massive advantage over Latifi, boasting a 78% submission rate over Latifi's 29%.

Aleksei Oleinik was the older man by 6 years, at 46 years old.

Oleinik had a height advantage of 4 inches over Latifi. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Oleinik was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 55 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 11 years and 6 months earlier than Latifi, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 109 to Latifi's 53.

Oleinik vs Latifi form

Aleksei Oleinik had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jared Vanderaa at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sergey Spivac at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Chris Daukaus at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Derrick Lewis at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Maurice Greene at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Oleinik's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Latifi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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