Gadzhiyasulov vs Lopes

Who won Gadzhiyasulov vs Lopes?

Bruno Lopes beat Magomed Gadzhiyasulov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th January 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bruno Lopes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Gadzhiyasulov vs Lopes stats

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Bruno Lopes made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Magomed Gadzhiyasulov's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Bruno Lopes marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov's UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Bruno Lopes' came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Gadzhiyasulov had a slight advantage in power over Lopes, with a 56% knock out percentage over Lopes' 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lopes had a large advantage over Gadzhiyasulov, boasting a 38% submission rate over Gadzhiyasulov's 11%.

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov was the same age as Bruno Lopes, at 31 years old.

Gadzhiyasulov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 years and 6 months later than Lopes, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 18 to Lopes' 25.

Gadzhiyasulov vs Lopes form

Lopes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mikheil Sazhiniani at Contender Series 2024 – Week 1 on 13th August 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marcos Brigagao at LFA 175 on 27th January 2024 by submission in the 2nd round in their LFA Light Heavyweight championship fight at Ginasio Do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Brendson Ribeiro at Contender Series 2023 on 5th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Willyanedson Paiva at LFA 143 on 30th September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their LFA Light Heavyweight championship fight at Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife, Brazil.

He was victorious against Mailton Azevedo at LFA 136 on 15th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at CIDE Casa Branca, Caraguatatuba.

Activity check

Gadzhiyasulov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Lopes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Gadzhiyasulov vs Lopes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:50 PM UTC , which was 4:50 PM EST or 1:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:50 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Gadzhiyasulov vs Lopes?

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Bruno Lopes made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.