Grishin vs Lins

Who won Grishin vs Lins?

Philipe Lins beat Maxim Grishin by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi, on Saturday 3rd June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Philipe Lins.

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).

Grishin vs Lins stats

Maxim Grishin stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Philipe Lins made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Maxim Grishin's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Philipe Lins' came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Lins had a slight advantage in power over Grishin, with a 56% knock out percentage over Grishin's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lins had a slight advantage over Grishin, with a 25% submission rate over Grishin's 19%.

Maxim Grishin was the older man by 1 year, at 40 years old.

Grishin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lins. Despite this, Lins had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Grishin was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 8 months later than Lins, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, 91 to Lins' 45.

Grishin vs Lins form

Lins had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marcin Prachnio at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had defeated Josh Copeland at PFL 2018 #11 on 31st December 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He was victorious against Jared Rosholt at PFL 2018 #8 on 5th October 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans.

Activity check

Grishin's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Lins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Grishin vs Lins?

Maxim Grishin was a 7/10 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Philipe Lins made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.