Arlovski vs Lima

Who won Arlovski vs Lima?

Marcos Rogerio de Lima beat Andrei Arlovski by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Arlovski vs Lima stats

Andrei Arlovski stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 20 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Marcos Rogerio de Lima made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Andrei Arlovski's 42nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2000.

Andrei Arlovski's UFC record stood at 23-18-0, while Marcos Rogerio de Lima's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Lima had a large advantage in power over Arlovski, boasting a 74% knock out percentage over Arlovski's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lima had a slight advantage over Arlovski, with a 11% submission rate over Arlovski's 9%.

Andrei Arlovski was the older man by 6 years, at 46 years old.

Arlovski had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lima. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Arlovski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 1999, 9 years and 11 months earlier than Lima, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 78 more professional rounds, 130 to Lima's 52.

Arlovski vs Lima form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Derrick Lewis at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Blagoy Ivanov at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had defeated Ben Rothwell at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Arlovski's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 2 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Lima's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Arlovski vs Lima?

Andrei Arlovski was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Marcos Rogerio de Lima made his way into the ring at 19/50 (-260) with oddsmakers.