Bilder vs Young

Who won Bilder vs Young?

Blake Bilder beat Shane Young by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 284, on Saturday 11th February 2023 at RAC Arena in Perth.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Blake Bilder.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Bilder vs Young stats

Blake Bilder stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Shane Young made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Blake Bilder's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Shane Young's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Young had a massive power advantage over Bilder, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Bilder's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bilder had a large advantage over Young, boasting a 57% submission rate over Young's 31%.

Blake Bilder was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Young had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Bilder was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 5 years and 5 months later than Young, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 26 to Young's 44.

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Young's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 15 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 Bilder vs Young?

Blake Bilder was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Shane Young made his way into the ring at 67/100 (-150) with oddsmakers.