Danaa vs Hiestand

Who won Danaa vs Hiestand?

Brady Hiestand beat Danaa Batgerel by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Danaa vs Hiestand stats

Danaa Batgerel stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Brady Hiestand made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Brady Hiestand marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Danaa Batgerel's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Brady Hiestand's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Batgerel had a massive power advantage over Hiestand, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Hiestand's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hiestand had an advantage over Batgerel, with a 33% submission rate over Batgerel's 17%.

Danaa Batgerel was the older man by 10 years, at 35 years old.

Hiestand had a height advantage of 1 inch over Batgerel.

Batgerel was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Hiestand, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 33 to Hiestand's 22.

Activity check

Batgerel's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Hiestand's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Danaa vs Hiestand?

Danaa Batgerel was a 33/50 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Brady Hiestand made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.