Sadykhov vs Elder

Who won Sadykhov vs Elder?

Nazim Sadykhov beat Evan Elder by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Sadykhov vs Elder stats

Nazim Sadykhov stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Evan Elder made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Nazim Sadykhov's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Evan Elder marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Nazim Sadykhov's UFC record stood at 3-0-1, while Evan Elder's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Sadykhov had an advantage in power over Elder, with a 71% knock out percentage over Elder's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Sadykhov and Elder would have been pretty equal, both with a 14% submission rate.

Nazim Sadykhov was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Sadykhov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Elder. Despite this, Elder had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Sadykhov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 months later than Elder, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 25 to Elder's 27.

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Elder's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sadykhov vs Elder?

Nazim Sadykhov was a 49/100 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Evan Elder made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.