Price vs Oliveira

Who won Price vs Oliveira?

Niko Price beat Alex Oliveira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 38, on Saturday 2nd October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Niko Price.

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).

Price vs Oliveira stats

Niko Price stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Alex Oliveira made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Niko Price's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Niko Price's UFC record stood at 8-9-0, while Alex Oliveira's came in at 11-10-0.

The stats suggested Price had an advantage in power over Oliveira, with a 71% knock out percentage over Oliveira's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oliveira had a slight advantage over Price, with a 23% submission rate over Price's 21%.

Niko Price was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Price had a height advantage of 1 inch over Oliveira. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Price was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 months later than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 50 to Oliveira's 76.

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Price's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Price vs Oliveira?

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