Bonfim vs Sadykhov

Who won Bonfim vs Sadykhov?

Nazim Sadykhov beat Ismael Bonfim by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th February 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Bonfim vs Sadykhov stats

Ismael Bonfim stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Nazim Sadykhov made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Ismael Bonfim's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Nazim Sadykhov marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Ismael Bonfim's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Nazim Sadykhov's came in at 3-0-1.

The stats suggested Sadykhov had a large advantage in power over Bonfim, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Bonfim's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sadykhov had a slight advantage over Bonfim, with a 22% submission rate over Bonfim's 20%.

Ismael Bonfim was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Sadykhov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bonfim.

Bonfim was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in , 6 years and 4 months earlier than Sadykhov, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 48 to Sadykhov's 25.

Bonfim vs Sadykhov form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Vinc Pichel at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Terrance McKinney at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Andrey Augusto at LFA 126 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Complexo Ribalta, Rio de Janeiro.

He was victorious against Rangel de Sa at LFA 111 on 16th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Upper Arena, Rio de Janeiro.

Activity check

Bonfim's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Sadykhov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Bonfim vs Sadykhov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Bonfim vs Sadykhov?

Ismael Bonfim was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Nazim Sadykhov made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.