Magny vs Malott

Who won Magny vs Malott?

Neil Magny beat Mike Malott by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 297, on Saturday 20th January 2024 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

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).

Magny vs Malott stats

Neil Magny stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Mike Malott made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Neil Magny's 34th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Mike Malott marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Neil Magny's UFC record stood at 22-12-0, while Mike Malott's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Malott had an advantage in power over Magny, with a 40% knock out percentage over Magny's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Malott had a massive advantage over Magny, boasting a 60% submission rate over Magny's 14%.

Neil Magny was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Magny had a height advantage of 2 inches over Malott. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Magny was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 14 years and 4 months later than Malott, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 87 more professional rounds, 108 to Malott's 21.

Magny vs Malott form

Neil Magny had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ian Machado Garry at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Philip Rowe at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gilbert Burns at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Magny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Malott's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 28 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 Magny vs Malott?

Neil Magny was a 57/20 (+290) underdog going into the contest, while Mike Malott made his way into the ring at 27/100 (-370) with oddsmakers.