Nolan vs Borshchev

Who won Nolan vs Borshchev?

Tom Nolan beat Slava Borshchev by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 312, on Saturday 8th February 2025 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tom Nolan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Nolan vs Borshchev stats

Tom Nolan stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Slava Borshchev made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Tom Nolan's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Slava Borshchev marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Tom Nolan's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Slava Borshchev's came in at 3-4-1.

The stats suggested Borshchev had an advantage in power over Nolan, with a 75% knock out percentage over Nolan's 63%.

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

Tom Nolan was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Nolan had a height advantage of 4 inches over Borshchev. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Nolan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 6 months later than Borshchev, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 19 to Borshchev's 32.

Nolan vs Borshchev form

Borshchev had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against James Llontop at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Chase Hooper at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Nazim Sadykhov at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten Maheshate at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Mike Davis at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Nolan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Borshchev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Nolan vs Borshchev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:30 AM UTC , which was 8:30 PM EST or 5:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:30 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Nolan vs Borshchev?

Tom Nolan was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Slava Borshchev made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.