Evloev vs Lopes

Who won Evloev vs Lopes?

Movsar Evloev beat Diego Lopes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 288, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Movsar Evloev.

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).

Evloev vs Lopes stats

Movsar Evloev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Diego Lopes made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Movsar Evloev's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Diego Lopes marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Movsar Evloev's UFC record stood at 9-0-0, while Diego Lopes' came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Lopes had an advantage in power over Evloev, with a 35% knock out percentage over Evloev's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lopes had a large advantage over Evloev, boasting a 55% submission rate over Evloev's 25%.

Movsar Evloev was the same age as Diego Lopes, at 30 years old.

Lopes had a height advantage of 4 inches over Evloev. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Evloev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 2 months later than Lopes, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 53 to Lopes' 63.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Diego Lopes had been fighting more than Movsar Evloev.

Going to this contest, Movsar Evloev had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 1 day ago, while Diego Lopes' last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 27 days ago.

Evloev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Lopes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Evloev vs Lopes?

Movsar Evloev was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Diego Lopes made his way into the ring at 61/10 (+610) with oddsmakers.