Salikhov vs Fialho

Who won Salikhov vs Fialho?

Muslim Salikhov beat Andre Fialho by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th November 2022 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).

Salikhov vs Fialho stats

Muslim Salikhov stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Andre Fialho made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Muslim Salikhov's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Muslim Salikhov's UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Andre Fialho's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Fialho had an advantage in power over Salikhov, with a 81% knock out percentage over Salikhov's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Salikhov had a slight advantage over Fialho, with a 11% submission rate over Fialho's 6%.

Muslim Salikhov was the older man by 10 years, at 40 years old.

Salikhov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fialho. Despite this, Fialho had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Salikhov's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Fialho's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years earlier than Fialho, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 42 to Fialho's 44.

Salikhov vs Fialho form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ball Arena, Denver, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Randy Brown at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Jingliang Li at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Andre Fialho had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jake Matthews at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had defeated Cameron VanCamp at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Miguel Baeza at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Michel Pereira at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had been defeated by Ant nio dos Santos Jr at LFA 92 on 2nd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City, Kansas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Muslim Salikhov had been fighting more than Andre Fialho.

Going to this contest, Muslim Salikhov had last fought 11 days ago, while Andre Fialho's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 13 days ago.

Salikhov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Fialho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Salikhov vs Fialho?

Muslim Salikhov was a 19/20 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Andre Fialho made his way into the ring at 87/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.