Rebecki vs Radzhabov

Who won Rebecki vs Radzhabov?

Mateusz Rebecki beat Loik Radzhabov by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Rebecki vs Radzhabov stats

Mateusz Rebecki stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Loik Radzhabov made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Mateusz Rebecki's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Loik Radzhabov's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Rebecki had a slight advantage in power over Radzhabov, with a 47% knock out percentage over Radzhabov's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rebecki had a slight advantage over Radzhabov, with a 35% submission rate over Radzhabov's 29%.

Mateusz Rebecki was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Radzhabov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rebecki. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rebecki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 6 months later than Radzhabov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 40 to Radzhabov's 59.

Rebecki vs Radzhabov form

Radzhabov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Esteban Ribovics at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Raush Manfio at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alex Martinez at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he had defeated Akhmet Aliev at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had been beaten by Alex Martinez at PFL 2021 #1 on 23rd April 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

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Radzhabov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rebecki vs Radzhabov?

Mateusz Rebecki was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Loik Radzhabov made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.