Magomedov vs Petrosyan

Who won Magomedov vs Petrosyan?

Shara Magomedov beat Armen Petrosyan by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 308, on Saturday 26th October 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Magomedov vs Petrosyan stats

Shara Magomedov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Armen Petrosyan made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Shara Magomedov's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Armen Petrosyan marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Shara Magomedov's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Armen Petrosyan's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Magomedov had an advantage in power over Petrosyan, with a 79% knock out percentage over Petrosyan's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Magomedov and Petrosyan would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Shara Magomedov was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Magomedov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 months earlier than Petrosyan, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 31 to Petrosyan's 28.

Magomedov vs Petrosyan form

Armen Petrosyan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten AJ Dobson at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been beaten by Caio Borralho at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Magomedov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Petrosyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Magomedov vs Petrosyan start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:10 PM UTC , which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Magomedov vs Petrosyan?

Shara Magomedov was a 4/7 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Armen Petrosyan made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+150) with oddsmakers.