Salikhov vs Staropoli

Who won Salikhov vs Staropoli?

Muslim Salikhov beat Laureano Staropoli by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 20, on Saturday 26th October 2019 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Muslim Salikhov.

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 Staropoli stats

Muslim Salikhov stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Laureano Staropoli made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knock out and 2 by submission.

The stats suggested Salikhov had a large advantage in power over Staropoli, boasting at 80% knock out percentage over Staropoli's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Staropoli had a slight advantage over Salikhov, with a 22% submission rate over Salikhov's 13%.

Muslim Salikhov was the older man by 8 years, at 38 years old.

Staropoli had a height advantage of 2 inches over Salikhov. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Salikhov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years earlier than Staropoli, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 35 to Staropoli's 29.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Muslim Salikhov had last fought 5 years, 3 months and 25 days ago, while Laureano Staropoli's last outing had been 3 years, 10 months and 11 days ago.

What were the odds on Salikhov vs Staropoli?

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