Sidey vs Taveras

Who won Sidey vs Taveras?

Ramon Taveras beat Serhiy Sidey by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 297, on Saturday 20th January 2024 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ramon Taveras.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sidey vs Taveras 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.

Ramon Taveras made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Serhiy Sidey's UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Ramon Taveras' came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Sidey had a slight advantage in power over Taveras, with a 60% knock out percentage over Taveras' 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Taveras had an advantage over Sidey, with a 33% submission rate over Sidey's 20%.

Serhiy Sidey was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Sidey was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Taveras, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 29 to Taveras' 20.

Sidey vs Taveras form

Sidey had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ramon Taveras at Contender Series 2023 on 5th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ali Wasuk at BFL 77 on 9th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their BFL Bantamweight championship fight at Harbour Event & Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Austin Russell at BFL 72 on 28th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their BFL Bantamweight championship fight at Harbour Convention Centre, Vancouver.

Before that, he was victorious against Ali Wasuk at BFL 70 on 3rd December 2021 by submission in the 4th round in their BFL Bantamweight championship fight at Vancouver.

He had won against Gerico Platon at BFL 68 on 30th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their BFL Bantamweight championship fight in Western Canada.

Activity check

Sidey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 5 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.

Taveras' last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sidey vs Taveras?

Serhiy Sidey was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Ramon Taveras made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.