Soriano vs Maximov

Who won Soriano vs Maximov?

Nick Maximov beat Punahele Soriano by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th February 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Soriano vs Maximov stats

Punahele Soriano stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Nick Maximov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Punahele Soriano's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Punahele Soriano's UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Nick Maximov's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Soriano had a massive power advantage over Maximov, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Maximov's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maximov had an advantage over Soriano, with a 43% submission rate over Soriano's 25%.

Punahele Soriano was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Maximov had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Soriano was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Maximov, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 26 to Maximov's 20.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Punahele Soriano had been fighting more than Nick Maximov.

Going to this contest, Punahele Soriano had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 13 days ago, while Nick Maximov's last outing had been 3 years, 7 months and 12 days ago.

Soriano's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Maximov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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