Semelsberger vs Medic

Who won Semelsberger vs Medic?

Uros Medic beat Matt Semelsberger by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

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).

Semelsberger vs Medic stats

Matt Semelsberger stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Uros Medic made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Matt Semelsberger's UFC record stood at 5-5-0, while Uros Medic's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Medic had an advantage in power over Semelsberger, with a 75% knock out percentage over Semelsberger's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Medic had an advantage over Semelsberger, with a 25% submission rate over Semelsberger's 9%.

Matt Semelsberger was the same age as Uros Medic, at 31 years old.

Semelsberger had 4-inch reach advantage.

Semelsberger was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years later than Medic, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 45 to Medic's 16.

Semelsberger vs Medic form

Semelsberger had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jeremiah Wells at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alex Morono at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten AJ Fletcher at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Martin Sano at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Semelsberger's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Medic's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Semelsberger vs Medic?

Matt Semelsberger was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Uros Medic made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.