Song vs Salikhov

When is Song vs Salikhov?

Kenan Song will face the challenge of Muslim Salikhov during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Song vs Salikhov stats

Kenan Song steps 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 will make 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 will be Kenan Song's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Muslim Salikhov will mark his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Kenan Song's UFC record currently stands at 6-4-0, while Muslim Salikhov's comes in at 7-4-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Song will have a massive advantage over Salikhov, boasting a 41% submission rate over Salikhov's 10%.

Kenan Song is the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Song has a height advantage of 1 inch over Salikhov. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Song is 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 has fought 14 more professional rounds, 56 to Salikhov's 42.

Song vs Salikhov form

Kenan Song has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he 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 has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he 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 recent activity, Muslim Salikhov has been fighting more than Kenan Song.

Kenan Song last fought 2 months and 28 days ago, while Muslim Salikhov's last outing was 4 months and 1 day ago.

Song's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Salikhov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time does Song vs Salikhov start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 1:10 PM UTC , which is 8:10 AM EST or 5:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Song vs Salikhov?

Muslim Salikhov is currently 16/25 (-160) to win the clash outright, while you can get 5/4 (+130) on Kenan Song if you fancy the small upset.

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