Sidey vs Russell

Who won Sidey vs Russell?

Serhiy Sidey beat Austin Russell by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of BFL 72, on Thursday 28th April 2022 at Harbour Convention Centre in Vancouver.

The scorecards were announced as 50-44, 50-45, 49-46 in favor of the winner Serhiy Sidey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sidey vs Russell stats

Serhiy Sidey stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Austin Russell made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for the BFL.

The stats suggested Sidey had a massive power advantage over Russell, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Russell's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Russell had a large advantage over Sidey, boasting a 50% submission rate over Sidey's 20%.

Serhiy Sidey was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Sidey was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Russell, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 29 to Russell's 14.

Activity check

Sidey's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Russell's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sidey vs Russell?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Sidey vs Russell.