Mitchell vs Topuria

Who won Mitchell vs Topuria?

Ilia Topuria beat Bryce Mitchell by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 282, on Saturday 10th December 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Mitchell vs Topuria stats

Bryce Mitchell stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

Ilia Topuria made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Bryce Mitchell's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Ilia Topuria marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Bryce Mitchell's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Ilia Topuria's came in at 8-0-0.

The stats suggested Topuria had a massive power advantage over Mitchell, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Mitchell's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mitchell had a slight advantage over Topuria, with a 60% submission rate over Topuria's 58%.

Bryce Mitchell was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Mitchell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Topuria. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Mitchell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 months earlier than Topuria, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 39 to Topuria's 28.

Mitchell vs Topuria form

Topuria remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Bryce Mitchell at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ryan Hall at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Youssef Zalal at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had won against Brian Bouland at Cage Warriors 94 on 16th June 2018 by submission in the 1st round in their championship fight at Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium.

Activity check

Mitchell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Topuria's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mitchell vs Topuria?

Bryce Mitchell was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Ilia Topuria made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.