Nurmagomedov vs Oliveira

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Oliveira?

Vinicius Oliveira beat Said Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st February 2025 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Vinicius Oliveira.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Nurmagomedov vs Oliveira stats

Said Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Vinicius Oliveira made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Said Nurmagomedov's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2009. Vinicius Oliveira marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Said Nurmagomedov's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Vinicius Oliveira's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Oliveira had a massive power advantage over Nurmagomedov, boasting a 76% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a large advantage over Oliveira, boasting a 33% submission rate over Oliveira's 10%.

Said Nurmagomedov was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Oliveira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nurmagomedov. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Nurmagomedov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 47 to Oliveira's 41.

Nurmagomedov vs Oliveira form

Said Nurmagomedov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Muin Gafurov at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jonathan Martinez at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Saidyokub Kakhramonov at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Douglas Andrade 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.

He was victorious against Cody Stamann at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Activity check

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Oliveira's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Nurmagomedov vs Oliveira start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:10 PM UTC , which was 1:10 PM EST or 10:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Nurmagomedov vs Oliveira?

Said Nurmagomedov was a 61/100 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Vinicius Oliveira made his way into the ring at 137/100 (+140) with oddsmakers.