Nicoll vs Aguilar

Who won Nicoll vs Aguilar?

Jesus Santos Aguilar beat Stewart Nicoll by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 305, on Saturday 17th August 2024 at RAC Arena in Perth.

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).

Nicoll vs Aguilar stats

Stewart Nicoll stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jesus Santos Aguilar made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Stewart Nicoll's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Jesus Santos Aguilar marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Stewart Nicoll's UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Jesus Santos Aguilar's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Nicoll had a massive power advantage over Aguilar, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Aguilar's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aguilar had a large advantage over Nicoll, boasting a 60% submission rate over Nicoll's 38%.

Stewart Nicoll was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Nicoll had a height advantage of 1 inch over Aguilar.

Nicoll was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 10 months later than Aguilar, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 16 to Aguilar's 31.

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Aguilar's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What time did Nicoll vs Aguilar start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:30 PM UTC , which was 6:30 PM EST or 3:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:30 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nicoll vs Aguilar?

Stewart Nicoll was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Jesus Santos Aguilar made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.