Who won Battle vs Fakhretdinov?
Rinat Fakhretdinov beat Bryan Battle by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rinat Fakhretdinov.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Battle vs Fakhretdinov stats
Bryan Battle stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Rinat Fakhretdinov made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.
This was Bryan Battle's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Rinat Fakhretdinov marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.
Bryan Battle's UFC record stood at 7-1-0, while Rinat Fakhretdinov's came in at 5-0-1.
The stats suggested Fakhretdinov had a massive power advantage over Battle, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Battle's 25%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Battle had a large advantage over Fakhretdinov, boasting a 50% submission rate over Fakhretdinov's 26%.
Bryan Battle was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.
Battle had a height advantage of 2 inches over Fakhretdinov.
Battle was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 6 months later than Fakhretdinov, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 30 to Fakhretdinov's 44.
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Battle's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Battle vs Fakhretdinov?
Bryan Battle was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Rinat Fakhretdinov made his way into the ring at 63/100 (-160) with oddsmakers.
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