Swanson vs Fili

Who won Swanson vs Fili?

Andre Fili beat Cub Swanson by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andre Fili.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Swanson vs Fili stats

Cub Swanson stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Andre Fili made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Cub Swanson's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Andre Fili marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Cub Swanson's UFC record stood at 14-10-0, while Andre Fili's came in at 12-10-0.

The stats suggested Swanson had a slight advantage in power over Fili, with a 45% knock out percentage over Fili's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Swanson had a slight advantage over Fili, with a 14% submission rate over Fili's 13%.

Cub Swanson was the older man by 6 years, at 40 years old.

Fili had a height advantage of 3 inches over Swanson. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Swanson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Fili, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 99 to Fili's 82.

Swanson vs Fili form

Swanson 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 won against Hakeem Dawodu at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jonathan Martinez at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Before that, he had been beaten by Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in the United States.

He had defeated Kron Gracie at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Andre Fili had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Nathaniel Wood at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Bill Algeo at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Joanderson Brito at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, his fight against Daniel Pineda at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 ended in a no contest.

He had been beaten by Bryce Mitchell at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andre Fili had been fighting more than Cub Swanson.

Going to this contest, Cub Swanson had last fought 11 months and 12 days ago, while Andre Fili's last outing had been 1 year and 2 days ago.

Swanson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Fili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Swanson vs Fili start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:30 AM UTC , which was 8:30 PM EST or 5:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:30 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Swanson vs Fili?

Cub Swanson was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Andre Fili made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.