Strickland vs Magomedov

Who won Strickland vs Magomedov?

Sean Strickland beat Abusupiyan Magomedov by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Strickland vs Magomedov stats

Sean Strickland stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Abusupiyan Magomedov made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Sean Strickland's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Abusupiyan Magomedov marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Sean Strickland's UFC record stood at 16-6-0, while Abusupiyan Magomedov's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Magomedov had an advantage in power over Strickland, with a 56% knock out percentage over Strickland's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedov had a slight advantage over Strickland, with a 24% submission rate over Strickland's 15%.

Sean Strickland was the same age as Abusupiyan Magomedov, at 33 years old.

Magomedov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Strickland. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Strickland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 94 to Magomedov's 55.

Strickland vs Magomedov form

Sean Strickland had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest in the United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alex Pereira at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Uriah Hall at UFC Vegas 33 on 31st July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Strickland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Magomedov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Strickland vs Magomedov?

Sean Strickland was a 5/8 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Abusupiyan Magomedov made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.