Wood vs Fili

Who won Wood vs Fili?

Nathaniel Wood beat Andre Fili by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura, on Saturday 22nd July 2023 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Nathaniel Wood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Wood vs Fili stats

Nathaniel Wood stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Andre Fili made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Nathaniel Wood's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Andre Fili marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Nathaniel Wood's UFC record stood at 9-3-0, while Andre Fili's came in at 12-11-0.

The stats suggested Wood had a slight advantage in power over Fili, with a 47% knock out percentage over Fili's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wood had an advantage over Fili, with a 26% submission rate over Fili's 14%.

Nathaniel Wood was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Fili had a height advantage of 5 inches over Wood. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Wood was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 2 months later than Fili, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 61 to Fili's 83.

Activity check

Wood's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wood vs Fili?

Nathaniel Wood was a 9/20 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Andre Fili made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.