Smotherman vs Sidey

Who won Smotherman vs Sidey?

Serhiy Sidey beat Cameron Smotherman by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Serhiy Sidey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Smotherman vs Sidey stats

Cameron Smotherman stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Serhiy Sidey made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Cameron Smotherman's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Serhiy Sidey marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Cameron Smotherman's UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Serhiy Sidey's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Sidey had an advantage in power over Smotherman, with a 64% knock out percentage over Smotherman's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sidey had a slight advantage over Smotherman, with a 9% submission rate over Smotherman's 8%.

Cameron Smotherman was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Smotherman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 2 years and 8 months later than Sidey, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 42 to Sidey's 35.

Smotherman vs Sidey form

Sidey had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Garrett Armfield at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on 2nd November 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ramon Taveras at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ramon Taveras at Contender Series 2023 on 5th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Ali Wasuk at BFL 77 on 9th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their BFL Bantamweight championship fight at Harbour Event & Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada.

He was victorious against Austin Russell at BFL 72 on 28th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their BFL Bantamweight championship fight at Harbour Convention Centre, Vancouver.

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Sidey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Smotherman vs Sidey start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Smotherman vs Sidey?

Cameron Smotherman was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Serhiy Sidey made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.