Askarov vs Pantoja

Who won Askarov vs Pantoja?

Askar Askarov beat Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Island 2, on Saturday 18th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Askar Askarov.

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).

Askarov vs Pantoja stats

Askar Askarov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Alexandre Pantoja made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Alexandre Pantoja marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Askar Askarov's UFC record stood at 3-1-1, while Alexandre Pantoja's came in at 13-3-0.

The stats suggested Pantoja had a slight advantage in power over Askarov, with a 36% knock out percentage over Askarov's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Askarov had a large advantage over Pantoja, boasting a 58% submission rate over Pantoja's 36%.

Askar Askarov was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Askarov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pantoja. Despite this, Pantoja had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Askarov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 11 months later than Pantoja, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 42 less professional rounds, 40 to Pantoja's 82.

Askarov vs Pantoja form

Alexandre Pantoja had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Steve Erceg at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Brandon Royval at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brandon Moreno at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Alex Perez at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had won against Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

Pantoja's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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