Culibao vs Baghdasaryan

Who won Culibao vs Baghdasaryan?

Joshua Culibao beat Melsik Baghdasaryan by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 284, on Saturday 11th February 2023 at RAC Arena in Perth.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Culibao vs Baghdasaryan stats

Joshua Culibao stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Melsik Baghdasaryan made 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 was Joshua Culibao's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Melsik Baghdasaryan marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Joshua Culibao's UFC record stood at 3-4-1, while Melsik Baghdasaryan's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Baghdasaryan had a large advantage in power over Culibao, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Culibao's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Culibao and Baghdasaryan would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Joshua Culibao was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Culibao had a height advantage of 1 inch over Baghdasaryan. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Culibao was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months later than Baghdasaryan, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 45 to Baghdasaryan's 19.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Melsik Baghdasaryan had been fighting more than Joshua Culibao.

Going to this contest, Joshua Culibao had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 18 days ago, while Melsik Baghdasaryan's last outing had been 3 years, 5 months and 23 days ago.

Culibao's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Baghdasaryan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Culibao vs Baghdasaryan?

Joshua Culibao was a 87/100 (-110) favourite going into the contest, while Melsik Baghdasaryan made his way into the ring at 19/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.