Fiziev vs Riddell

Who won Fiziev vs Riddell?

Rafael Fiziev beat Brad Riddell by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 4th December 2021 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).

Fiziev vs Riddell stats

Rafael Fiziev stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Brad Riddell made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Rafael Fiziev's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Rafael Fiziev's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Brad Riddell's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Fiziev had a slight advantage in power over Riddell, with a 60% knock out percentage over Riddell's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fiziev had a slight advantage over Riddell, with a 10% submission rate over Riddell's 0%.

Rafael Fiziev was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Fiziev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Riddell. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Fiziev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 10 months later than Riddell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 34 to Riddell's 30.

Fiziev vs Riddell form

Brad Riddell had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Renato Moicano at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jalin Turner at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Rafael Fiziev at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Drew Dober at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

He had beaten Magomed Mustafaev at UFC on ESPN+ 26 on 22nd February 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Activity check

Fiziev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Riddell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fiziev vs Riddell?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Fiziev vs Riddell.