Wood vs Fili

Who won Wood vs Fili?

Nathaniel Wood beat Andre Fili by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura, on Saturday 22nd July 2023 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Nathaniel Wood.

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).

Wood vs Fili stats

Nathaniel Wood stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Andre Fili made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Andre Fili marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Nathaniel Wood's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Andre Fili's came in at 12-10-0.

The stats suggested Wood had a slight advantage in power over Fili, with a 47% knock out percentage over Fili's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wood had an advantage over Fili, with a 26% submission rate over Fili's 14%.

Nathaniel Wood was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Fili had a height advantage of 5 inches over Wood. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Wood was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 2 months later than Fili, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 55 to Fili's 82.

Wood vs Fili form

Andre Fili had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his fight against Daniel Pineda at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Bryce Mitchell at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Charles Jourdain at UFC Vegas 2 on 13th June 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Myles Jury at UFC on ESPN 1 on 17th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.

He had been beaten by Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln.

Activity check

Wood's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Fili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wood vs Fili?

Nathaniel Wood was a 9/20 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Andre Fili made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.