Fakhretdinov vs Leal

Who won Fakhretdinov vs Leal?

Rinat Fakhretdinov beat Carlos Leal by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 308, on Saturday 26th October 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rinat Fakhretdinov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Fakhretdinov vs Leal stats

Rinat Fakhretdinov stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Carlos Leal made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Rinat Fakhretdinov's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Carlos Leal marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Rinat Fakhretdinov's UFC record stood at 5-0-1, while Carlos Leal's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Fakhretdinov had a slight advantage in power over Leal, with a 50% knock out percentage over Leal's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fakhretdinov had an advantage over Leal, with a 27% submission rate over Leal's 10%.

Rinat Fakhretdinov was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Fakhretdinov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Leal.

Fakhretdinov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 44 to Leal's 56.

Fakhretdinov vs Leal form

Rinat Fakhretdinov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Elizeu Zaleski at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by split decision in the 3rd round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kevin Lee at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Bryan Battle at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Andreas Michailidis at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Carlos Leal had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Manuel Mena at LFA 187 on 6th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at N/A, São Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sadibou Sy at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dilano Taylor at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had defeated David Zawada at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Sadibou Sy at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Carlos Leal had been fighting more than Rinat Fakhretdinov.

Going to this contest, Rinat Fakhretdinov had last fought 10 months and 26 days ago, while Carlos Leal's last outing had been 10 months and 12 days ago.

Fakhretdinov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Leal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Fakhretdinov vs Leal start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:50 PM UTC , which was 10:50 AM EST or 7:50 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:50 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Fakhretdinov vs Leal?

Rinat Fakhretdinov was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Carlos Leal made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.