Song vs Salikhov

Who won Song vs Salikhov?

Muslim Salikhov beat Kenan Song by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

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).

Song vs Salikhov stats

Kenan Song stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Muslim Salikhov made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Kenan Song's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Muslim Salikhov marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Kenan Song's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Muslim Salikhov's came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested Salikhov had a large advantage in power over Song, boasting a 65% knock out percentage over Song's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Song had a massive advantage over Salikhov, boasting a 41% submission rate over Salikhov's 10%.

Kenan Song was the younger man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

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

Song was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 2 months later than Salikhov, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 57 to Salikhov's 43.

Song vs Salikhov form

Kenan Song had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Rick Glenn at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kevin Jousset at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rolando Bedoya at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ian Machado Garry at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Max Griffin at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Salikhov 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 defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ball Arena, Denver, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Randy Brown at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Jingliang Li at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kenan Song had last fought 7 months and 11 days ago, while Muslim Salikhov's last outing had been 8 months and 15 days ago.

Song's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Salikhov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Song vs Salikhov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 PM UTC , which was 7:40 AM EST or 4:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Song vs Salikhov?

Kenan Song was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Muslim Salikhov made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.