Sidey vs Taveras

Who won Sidey vs Taveras?

Serhiy Sidey beat Ramon Taveras by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Contender Series 2023, on Tuesday 5th September 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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

Sidey vs Taveras stats

Serhiy Sidey stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ramon Taveras made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Sidey had an advantage in power over Taveras, with a 67% knock out percentage over Taveras' 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Taveras had a large advantage over Sidey, boasting a 38% submission rate over Sidey's 11%.

Serhiy Sidey was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Sidey was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Taveras, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 35 to Taveras' 23.

Activity check

Sidey's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sidey vs Taveras?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Sidey vs Taveras.