Almabayev vs Erceg

When is Almabayev vs Erceg?

Asu Almabaev will face the challenge of Steve Erceg during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Almabayev vs Erceg stats

Asu Almabaev steps into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Steve Erceg will make his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This will be Asu Almabaev's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Steve Erceg will mark his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Asu Almabaev's UFC record currently stands at 4-0-0, while Steve Erceg's comes in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggest Erceg has a slight advantage in power over Almabaev, with a 17% knock out percentage over Almabaev's 14%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Erceg will have a slight advantage over Almabaev, with a 50% submission rate over Almabaev's 43%.

Asu Almabaev is the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Erceg has a height advantage of 4 inches over Almabaev.

Almabaev is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Erceg, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 22 more professional rounds, 55 to Erceg's 33.

Almabayev vs Erceg form

Erceg has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Kai Kara France at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had won against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Alessandro Costa at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had defeated David Dvorak at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Activity check

Almabaev's last 4 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Erceg's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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