Alekseeva vs Dixon

Who won Alekseeva vs Dixon?

Melissa Mullins beat Irina Alekseeva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza, on Saturday 14th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Melissa Mullins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Alekseeva vs Dixon stats

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

Melissa Mullins made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Irina Alekseeva's UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Melissa Mullins' came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Dixon had a massive power advantage over Alekseeva, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Alekseeva's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Alekseeva had a massive advantage over Dixon, boasting a 40% submission rate over Dixon's 0%.

Irina Alekseeva was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Alekseeva had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dixon.

Alekseeva was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Dixon, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 14 to Dixon's 14.

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Alekseeva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Alekseeva vs Dixon?

Irina Alekseeva was a 21/20 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Melissa Mullins made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.