Radtke vs Semelsberger

Who won Radtke vs Semelsberger?

Charlie Radtke beat Matt Semelsberger by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th November 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Radtke vs Semelsberger stats

Charlie Radtke stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Matt Semelsberger made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Charlie Radtke's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Matt Semelsberger marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Charlie Radtke's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Matt Semelsberger's came in at 5-6-0.

The stats suggested Semelsberger had an advantage in power over Radtke, with a 55% knock out percentage over Radtke's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Radtke had an advantage over Semelsberger, with a 22% submission rate over Semelsberger's 9%.

Charlie Radtke was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Semelsberger had a height advantage of 3 inches over Radtke.

Radtke was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Semelsberger, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 27 to Semelsberger's 46.

Radtke vs Semelsberger form

Matt Semelsberger had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Preston Parsons at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Uros Medic at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jeremiah Wells at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Alex Morono at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Radtke's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Semelsberger's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Radtke vs Semelsberger start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:25 PM UTC , which was 4:25 PM EST or 1:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:25 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Radtke vs Semelsberger?

Charlie Radtke was a 29/50 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Matt Semelsberger made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.