Potieria vs Almeida

Who won Potieria vs Almeida?

Cesar Almeida beat Ihor Potieria by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cesar Almeida.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Potieria vs Almeida stats

Ihor Potieria stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Cesar Almeida made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ihor Potieria's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Cesar Almeida marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ihor Potieria's UFC record stood at 2-6-0, while Cesar Almeida's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Almeida had a massive power advantage over Potieria, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Potieria's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Potieria had a large advantage over Almeida, boasting a 30% submission rate over Almeida's 0%.

Ihor Potieria was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

Potieria had a height advantage of 3 inches over Almeida.

Potieria was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 4 months earlier than Almeida, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 45 to Almeida's 15.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cesar Almeida had been fighting more than Ihor Potieria.

Going to this contest, Ihor Potieria had last fought 2 years, 4 months and 28 days ago, while Cesar Almeida's last outing had been 1 year and 17 days ago.

Potieria's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Almeida's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Potieria vs Almeida start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:40 PM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Potieria vs Almeida?

Ihor Potieria was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Cesar Almeida made his way into the ring at 11/50 (-450) with oddsmakers.