Romanov vs Nascimento

When is Romanov vs Nascimento?

Alexander Romanov will take on Rodrigo Nascimento during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd November 2024 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Romanov vs Nascimento stats

Alexander Romanov steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Rodrigo Nascimento will make his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This will be Alexander Romanov's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Rodrigo Nascimento will mark his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Alexander Romanov's UFC record currently stands at 6-3-0, while Rodrigo Nascimento's comes in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggest Romanov has an advantage in power over Nascimento, with a 35% knock out percentage over Nascimento's 18%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nascimento will have a slight advantage over Romanov, with a 55% submission rate over Romanov's 53%.

Alexander Romanov is the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Nascimento has a 5-inch reach advantage.

Romanov is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 7 months later than Nascimento, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 7 more professional rounds, 32 to Nascimento's 25.

Romanov vs Nascimento form

Alexander Romanov has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Jailton Almeida at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Blagoy Ivanov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Marcin Tybura at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had beaten Chase Sherman at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Nascimento has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Don Tale Mayes at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Ilir Latifi at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Tanner Boser at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Alan Baudot at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alexander Romanov has been fighting more than Rodrigo Nascimento.

Alexander Romanov last fought 5 months ago, while Rodrigo Nascimento's last outing was 5 months and 21 days ago.

Romanov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Nascimento's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time does Romanov vs Nascimento start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 10:40 PM UTC , which is 6:40 PM EST or 3:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Romanov vs Nascimento?

Alexander Romanov is currently 20/21 (-110) to win the clash outright, while you can get 49/50 (-100) on Rodrigo Nascimento if you fancy the slight upset.

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