Potieria vs Almeida

Who won Potieria vs Almeida?

Ihor Potieria is set to square off against Cesar Almeida during the prelims of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Potieria vs Almeida stats

Ihor Potieria stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Cesar Almeida made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ihor Potieria's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Cesar Almeida marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ihor Potieria's UFC record stood at 2-4-0, while Cesar Almeida's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Almeida had a massive power advantage over Potieria, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Potieria's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Potieria had a large advantage over Almeida, boasting a 30% submission rate over Almeida's 0%.

Ihor Potieria was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Potieria had a height advantage of 3 inches over Almeida.

Potieria was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 7 months earlier than Almeida, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 41 to Almeida's 11.

Potieria vs Almeida form

Potieria had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Michel Pereira at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Robert Bryczek at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Rodolfo Bellato at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had been defeated by Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

He had beaten Mauricio Rua at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

Potieria's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Almeida's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Potieria vs Almeida start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:40 PM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Potieria vs Almeida?

Ihor Potieria was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Cesar Almeida made his way into the ring at 6/25 (-420) with oddsmakers.