Salikhov vs Staropoli

Who won Salikhov vs Staropoli?

Muslim Salikhov beat Laureano Staropoli by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 20, on Saturday 26th October 2019 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Muslim Salikhov.

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).

Salikhov vs Staropoli stats

Muslim Salikhov stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Laureano Staropoli made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Muslim Salikhov's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Laureano Staropoli marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Muslim Salikhov's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Laureano Staropoli's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Salikhov had a large advantage in power over Staropoli, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Staropoli's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Staropoli had a slight advantage over Salikhov, with a 22% submission rate over Salikhov's 13%.

Muslim Salikhov was the older man by 8 years, at 40 years old.

Staropoli had a height advantage of 2 inches over Salikhov. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Salikhov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years earlier than Staropoli, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 43 to Staropoli's 43.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Laureano Staropoli had been fighting more than Muslim Salikhov.

Going to this contest, Muslim Salikhov had last fought 7 years, 3 months and 16 days ago, while Laureano Staropoli's last outing had been 5 years, 10 months and 2 days ago.

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