Prado vs Veretennikov

Who won Prado vs Veretennikov?

Nikolay Veretennikov beat Francisco Prado by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 318, on Saturday 19th July 2025 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nikolay Veretennikov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Prado vs Veretennikov stats

Francisco Prado stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Nikolay Veretennikov made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Francisco Prado's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Nikolay Veretennikov marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Francisco Prado's UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Nikolay Veretennikov's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Veretennikov had a large advantage in power over Prado, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Prado's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prado had a massive advantage over Veretennikov, boasting a 50% submission rate over Veretennikov's 8%.

Francisco Prado was the older man by 23 years, at 23 years old.

Veretennikov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Prado. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Prado was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 8 months later than Veretennikov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 25 to Veretennikov's 35.

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Prado's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Veretennikov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Prado vs Veretennikov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:30 AM UTC , which was 8:30 PM EST or 5:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:30 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Prado vs Veretennikov?

Francisco Prado was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Nikolay Veretennikov made his way into the ring at 59/50 (+120) with oddsmakers.