Sadykhov vs Borshchev

Who won Sadykhov vs Borshchev?

Nazim Sadykhov drew with Slava Borshchev by majority draw in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced, meaning it was a majority draw.

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).

Sadykhov vs Borshchev stats

Nazim Sadykhov stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Slava Borshchev made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Nazim Sadykhov's UFC record stood at 2-0-1, while Slava Borshchev's came in at 2-2-1.

The stats suggested Borshchev had an advantage in power over Sadykhov, with a 86% knock out percentage over Sadykhov's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sadykhov had a large advantage over Borshchev, boasting a 22% submission rate over Borshchev's 0%.

Nazim Sadykhov was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Borshchev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sadykhov. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Sadykhov's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Borshchev's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 months earlier than Borshchev, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 24 to Borshchev's 24.

Sadykhov vs Borshchev form

Borshchev had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mike Davis at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Going into that contest, he had won against Dakota Bush at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by William Starks at LFA 96 on 4th December 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City.

He had beaten Ali Zebian at LFA 92 on 2nd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City, Kansas.

Activity check

Sadykhov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Borshchev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sadykhov vs Borshchev?

Nazim Sadykhov was a 61/100 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Slava Borshchev made his way into the ring at 69/50 (+140) with oddsmakers.