Solecki vs Aliev

Who won Solecki vs Aliev?

Nurullo Aliev beat Joe Solecki by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th January 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nurullo Aliev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Solecki vs Aliev stats

Joe Solecki stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

Nurullo Aliev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Joe Solecki's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Nurullo Aliev marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Joe Solecki's UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Nurullo Aliev's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Aliev had a large advantage in power over Solecki, boasting a 22% knock out percentage over Solecki's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Solecki had a massive advantage over Aliev, boasting a 69% submission rate over Aliev's 0%.

Joe Solecki was the older man by 31 years, at 31 years old.

Aliev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Solecki.

Solecki was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Aliev, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 38 to Aliev's 26.

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What time did Solecki vs Aliev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:00 PM UTC , which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Solecki vs Aliev?

Joe Solecki was a 18/5 (+380) underdog going into the contest, while Nurullo Aliev made his way into the ring at 1/6 (-630) with oddsmakers.