Sadykhov vs Elder

Who won Sadykhov vs Elder?

Nazim Sadykhov beat Evan Elder by during the prelims of UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield, on Saturday 18th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Nazim Sadykhov.

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 Elder stats

Nazim Sadykhov stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Evan Elder made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Sadykhov had an advantage in power over Elder, with a 71% knock out percentage over Elder's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Sadykhov and Elder would have been pretty equal, both with a 14% submission rate.

Nazim Sadykhov was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Sadykhov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Elder. Despite this, Elder had 2-inch reach advantage.

Sadykhov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 months later than Elder, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 24 to Elder's 22.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nazim Sadykhov had been fighting more than Evan Elder.

Going to this contest, Nazim Sadykhov had last fought 9 months and 2 days ago, while Evan Elder's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 25 days ago.

Sadykhov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Elder's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 29 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 Sadykhov vs Elder?

Nazim Sadykhov was a 49/100 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Evan Elder made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.