O'Neill vs Lipski

Who won O’Neill vs Lipski?

Ariane da Silva beat Casey O’Neill by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 296, on Saturday 16th December 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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

O’Neill vs Lipski stats

Casey O’Neill stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ariane da Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Casey O’Neill's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Ariane da Silva marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Casey O’Neill's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Ariane da Silva's came in at 6-7-0.

The stats suggested Lipski had a slight advantage in power over Neill, with a 38% knock out percentage over Neill's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Neill had a slight advantage over Lipski, with a 22% submission rate over Lipski's 19%.

Casey O’Neill was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Neill had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Neill was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 5 months later than Lipski, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 32 to Lipski's 60.

O’Neill vs Lipski form

Ariane da Silva had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Melissa Gatto at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten JJ Aldrich 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.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, she had defeated Mandy Bohm at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been beaten by Montana De La Rosa at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Activity check

Neill's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Lipski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on O’Neill vs Lipski?

Casey O’Neill was a 10/19 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Ariane da Silva made his way into the ring at 31/20 (+160) with oddsmakers.