Oezdemir vs Ulberg

Who won Oezdemir vs Ulberg?

Carlos Ulberg beat Volkan Oezdemir by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Carlos Ulberg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Oezdemir vs Ulberg stats

Volkan Oezdemir stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Carlos Ulberg made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Volkan Oezdemir's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Carlos Ulberg marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Volkan Oezdemir's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Carlos Ulberg's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Ulberg had a slight advantage in power over Oezdemir, with a 70% knock out percentage over Oezdemir's 65%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Oezdemir and Ulberg would have been pretty equal, both with a 10% submission rate.

Volkan Oezdemir was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Ulberg had a height advantage of 2 inches over Oezdemir. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Oezdemir was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 11 months earlier than Ulberg, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 52 to Ulberg's 22.

Oezdemir vs Ulberg form

Oezdemir had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bogdan Guskov at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Nikita Krylov at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Ulberg had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4opponents and going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Alonzo Menifield at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Da Un Jung at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ihor Potieria at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Nick Negumereanu at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He was victorious against Tafon Nchukwi at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Carlos Ulberg had been fighting more than Volkan Oezdemir.

Going to this contest, Volkan Oezdemir had last fought 8 months and 25 days ago, while Carlos Ulberg's last outing had been 10 months and 8 days ago.

Oezdemir's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Ulberg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What time did Oezdemir vs Ulberg start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:40 AM UTC , which was 6:40 AM EST or 3:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Oezdemir vs Ulberg?

Volkan Oezdemir was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Carlos Ulberg made his way into the ring at 33/100 (-300) with oddsmakers.