Sidey vs Armfield

Who won Sidey vs Armfield?

Serhiy Sidey beat Garrett Armfield by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd November 2024 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Serhiy Sidey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sidey vs Armfield stats

Serhiy Sidey stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Garrett Armfield made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Serhiy Sidey's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Garrett Armfield marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Serhiy Sidey's UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Garrett Armfield's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Sidey had a slight advantage in power over Armfield, with a 70% knock out percentage over Armfield's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Armfield had a slight advantage over Sidey, with a 20% submission rate over Sidey's 10%.

Serhiy Sidey was the same age as Garrett Armfield, at 28 years old.

Sidey's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Armfield's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 month earlier than Armfield, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 32 to Armfield's 28.

Sidey vs Armfield form

Sidey had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ramon Taveras at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, he had won against Ramon Taveras at Contender Series 2023 on 5th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ali Wasuk at BFL 77 on 9th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their BFL Bantamweight championship fight at Harbour Event & Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada.

Before that, he had defeated Austin Russell at BFL 72 on 28th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their BFL Bantamweight championship fight at Harbour Convention Centre, Vancouver.

He was victorious against Ali Wasuk at BFL 70 on 3rd December 2021 by submission in the 4th round in their BFL Bantamweight championship fight at Vancouver.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Brady Hiestand at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira on 15th June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Brad Katona at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Toshiomi Kazama at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Before that, he had been defeated by David Onama at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had lost to Ronnie Lawrence at LFA 67 on 24th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Branson Convention Center, Branson.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Serhiy Sidey had been fighting more than Garrett Armfield.

Going to this contest, Serhiy Sidey had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 30 days ago, while Garrett Armfield's last outing had been 10 months and 4 days ago.

Sidey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Armfield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Sidey vs Armfield start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:15 PM UTC , which was 6:15 PM EST or 3:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:15 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Sidey vs Armfield?

Serhiy Sidey was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Garrett Armfield made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.