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.

Sean Strickland's UFC record stood at 15-6-0, while Abusupiyan Magomedov's came in at 1-2-0.

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 37 more professional rounds, 89 to Magomedov's 52.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sean Strickland had been fighting more than Abusupiyan Magomedov.

Going to this contest, Sean Strickland had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 21 days ago, while Abusupiyan Magomedov's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 23 days ago.

Strickland's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Magomedov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 18 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.