Bekoev vs Loder

When is Bekoev vs Loder?

Azamat Bekoev will face Ryan Loder during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Bekoev vs Loder stats

Azamat Bekoev steps into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Ryan Loder will make his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This will be Azamat Bekoev's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Ryan Loder will mark his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Azamat Bekoev's UFC record currently stands at 1-0-0, while Ryan Loder's comes in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggest Loder has a massive power advantage over Bekoev, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Bekoev's 37%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Bekoev will have a massive advantage over Loder, boasting a 42% submission rate over Loder's 0%.

Azamat Bekoev is the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Loder has a height advantage of 1 inch over Bekoev.

Bekoev is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years earlier than Loder, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 31 more professional rounds, 47 to Loder's 16.

Bekoev vs Loder form

Bekoev has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Zachary Reese at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Chauncey Foxworth at LFA 186 on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their LFA Middleweight championship fight at Magness Arena, Denver.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lucas Fernando at LFA 173 on 15th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their LFA Middleweight championship fight at Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Dylan Budka at LFA 160 on 16th June 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Owensboro Sportscenter, Owensboro.

He was victorious against Renato Valente at LFA 152 on 10th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, Shawnee.

Activity check

Bekoev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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