Nicolau vs Almabayev

Who won Nicolau vs Almabayev?

Asu Almabaev beat Matheus Nicolau by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Asu Almabaev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Nicolau vs Almabayev stats

Matheus Nicolau stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Asu Almabaev made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Matheus Nicolau's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Asu Almabaev marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Matheus Nicolau's UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Asu Almabaev's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Nicolau had an advantage in power over Almabaev, with a 26% knock out percentage over Almabaev's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Almabaev had an advantage over Nicolau, with a 45% submission rate over Nicolau's 26%.

Matheus Nicolau was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Nicolau had a height advantage of 1 inch over Almabaev.

Nicolau's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Almabaev's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Almabaev, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 55 to Almabaev's 58.

Activity check

Almabaev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Nicolau vs Almabayev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nicolau vs Almabayev?

Matheus Nicolau was a 13/8 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Asu Almabaev made his way into the ring at 12/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.