Tulio vs Potieria

Who won Tulio vs Potieria?

Marco Tulio Silva beat Ihor Potieria by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th January 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Tulio vs Potieria stats

Marco Tulio Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ihor Potieria made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Marco Tulio Silva's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Ihor Potieria marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Marco Tulio Silva's UFC record stood at 1-0-0, while Ihor Potieria's came in at 2-6-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a large advantage in power over Potieria, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Potieria's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Potieria had a large advantage over Silva, boasting a 30% submission rate over Silva's 8%.

Marco Tulio Silva was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Potieria had a height advantage of 3 inches over Silva.

Silva was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 9 months later than Potieria, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 24 to Potieria's 45.

Tulio vs Potieria form

Ihor Potieria had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Cesar Almeida at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Michel Pereira at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had won against Robert Bryczek at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Rodolfo Bellato at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

He had lost to Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Activity check

Silva's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Potieria's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Tulio vs Potieria start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:30 PM UTC , which was 6:30 PM EST or 3:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:30 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Tulio vs Potieria?

Marco Tulio Silva was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Ihor Potieria made his way into the ring at 15/4 (+380) with oddsmakers.