Pereira vs Imadaev

Who won Pereira vs Imadaev?

Michel Pereira beat Zelim Imadaev by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 9, on Saturday 5th September 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Pereira vs Imadaev stats

Michel Pereira stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 11 loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Zelim Imadaev made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Imadaev had a massive power advantage over Pereira, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Pereira's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pereira had a large advantage over Imadaev, boasting at 26% submission rate over Imadaev's 0%.

Michel Pereira was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Pereira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Imadaev. Despite this, Imadaev had 3-inch reach advantage.

Pereira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Imadaev, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 74 more professional rounds, 94 to Imadaev's 20.

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Pereira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pereira vs Imadaev?

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