Tukhugov vs Brenner

Who won Tukhugov vs Brenner?

Elves Brenner beat Zubaira Tukhugov by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 284, on Saturday 11th February 2023 at RAC Arena in Perth.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Elves Brenner.

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).

Tukhugov vs Brenner stats

Zubaira Tukhugov stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Elves Brenner made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

Zubaira Tukhugov's UFC record stood at 5-3-1, while Elves Brenner's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Tukhugov had a large advantage in power over Brenner, boasting a 35% knock out percentage over Brenner's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brenner had a massive advantage over Tukhugov, boasting a 85% submission rate over Tukhugov's 5%.

Zubaira Tukhugov was the older man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

Brenner had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tukhugov.

Tukhugov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Brenner, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 58 to Brenner's 38.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Elves Brenner had been fighting more than Zubaira Tukhugov.

Going to this contest, Zubaira Tukhugov had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 23 days ago, while Elves Brenner's last outing had been 9 months and 17 days ago.

Tukhugov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Brenner's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tukhugov vs Brenner?

Zubaira Tukhugov was a 17/100 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Elves Brenner made his way into the ring at 83/20 (+420) with oddsmakers.