Turcios vs Sopaj

Who won Turcios vs Sopaj?

Benardo Sopaj beat Ricky Turcios by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Benardo Sopaj.

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).

Turcios vs Sopaj stats

Ricky Turcios stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Benardo Sopaj made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Ricky Turcios' 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Benardo Sopaj marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ricky Turcios' UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Benardo Sopaj's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Sopaj had a massive power advantage over Turcios, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Turcios' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sopaj had an advantage over Turcios, with a 27% submission rate over Turcios' 8%.

Ricky Turcios was the older man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Turcios had a height advantage of 3 inches over Sopaj.

Turcios was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Sopaj, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 44 to Sopaj's 29.

Activity check

Turcios' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Turcios vs Sopaj start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:25 PM UTC , which was 6:25 PM EST or 3:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:25 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Turcios vs Sopaj?

Ricky Turcios was a 2/1 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Benardo Sopaj made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.