Woodburn vs Elliott

Who won Woodburn vs Elliott?

Oban Elliott beat Valentine Woodburn by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 298, on Saturday 17th February 2024 at Honda Center in Anaheim.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Oban Elliott.

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).

Woodburn vs Elliott stats

Valentine Woodburn stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Oban Elliott made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Oban Elliott marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Valentine Woodburn's UFC record stood at 0-2-0, while Oban Elliott's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Woodburn had a massive power advantage over Elliott, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Elliott's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Elliott had a massive advantage over Woodburn, boasting a 38% submission rate over Woodburn's 0%.

Valentine Woodburn was the older man by 31 years, at 31 years old.

Woodburn was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 11 months later than Elliott, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 17 to Elliott's 32.

Woodburn vs Elliott form

Oban Elliott had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against James Sheehan at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sean McCormac at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Matthew Bonner at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

Before that, he was victorious against Herkus Lukosiunas at Cage Warriors 138 on 28th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Charter Hall, Colchester, England.

He had lost to Madars Fleminas at Cage Warriors 131 on 10th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at London.

Activity check

Elliott's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Woodburn vs Elliott?

Valentine Woodburn was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Oban Elliott made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.