Semelsberger vs Medic

Who won Semelsberger vs Medic?

Uros Medic beat Matt Semelsberger by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

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).

Semelsberger vs Medic stats

Matt Semelsberger stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Uros Medic made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Matt Semelsberger's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Uros Medic marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Matt Semelsberger's UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Uros Medic's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Medic had an advantage in power over Semelsberger, with a 75% knock out percentage over Semelsberger's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Medic had an advantage over Semelsberger, with a 25% submission rate over Semelsberger's 9%.

Matt Semelsberger was the same age as Uros Medic, at 32 years old.

Semelsberger had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Semelsberger was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 2 months later than Medic, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 46 to Medic's 18.

Semelsberger vs Medic form

Semelsberger had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alex Morono at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten AJ Fletcher at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Martin Sano at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Uros Medic had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Tim Means at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Myktybek Orolbay Uulu at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Matt Semelsberger at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he had beaten Omar Morales at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Jalin Turner at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Uros Medic had been fighting more than Matt Semelsberger.

Going to this contest, Matt Semelsberger had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 14 days ago, while Uros Medic's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 9 days ago.

Semelsberger's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Medic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Semelsberger vs Medic?

Matt Semelsberger was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Uros Medic made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.