Albazi vs Figueiredo

Who won Albazi vs Figueiredo?

Amir Albazi beat Francisco Figueiredo by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 278, on Saturday 20th August 2022 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Albazi vs Figueiredo stats

Amir Albazi stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Francisco Figueiredo made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Amir Albazi's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2009.

Amir Albazi's UFC record stood at 8-1-0, while Francisco Figueiredo's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Albazi had a slight advantage in power over Figueiredo, with a 29% knock out percentage over Figueiredo's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Figueiredo had a slight advantage over Albazi, with a 62% submission rate over Albazi's 57%.

Amir Albazi was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Figueiredo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Albazi. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Albazi's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Figueiredo's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 month earlier than Figueiredo, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 39 to Figueiredo's 38.

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Figueiredo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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