Rebecki vs Radzhabov

Who won Rebecki vs Radzhabov?

Mateusz Rebecki beat Loik Radzhabov by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Rebecki vs Radzhabov stats

Mateusz Rebecki stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Loik Radzhabov made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Mateusz Rebecki's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Loik Radzhabov marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Mateusz Rebecki's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Loik Radzhabov's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Rebecki had a slight advantage in power over Radzhabov, with a 47% knock out percentage over Radzhabov's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rebecki had a slight advantage over Radzhabov, with a 35% submission rate over Radzhabov's 29%.

Mateusz Rebecki was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Radzhabov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rebecki. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rebecki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 6 months later than Radzhabov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 46 to Radzhabov's 62.

Rebecki vs Radzhabov form

Radzhabov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Akhmet Aliev at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Alex Martinez at PFL 2021 #1 on 23rd April 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Natan Schulte at PFL 2019 #10 on 31st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten Chris Wade at PFL 2019 #8 on 17th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

He had drawn with Islam Mamedov at PFL 2019 #8 on 17th October 2019 by majority draw in their 2 round contest at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Radzhabov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rebecki vs Radzhabov?

Mateusz Rebecki was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Loik Radzhabov made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.