Woodson vs Buzukja

Who won Woodson vs Buzukja?

Sean Woodson beat Dennis Buzukja by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font, on Saturday 5th August 2023 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sean Woodson.

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).

Woodson vs Buzukja stats

Sean Woodson stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Dennis Buzukja made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Sean Woodson's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Dennis Buzukja marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Sean Woodson's UFC record stood at 7-1-1, while Dennis Buzukja's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Buzukja had a slight advantage in power over Woodson, with a 36% knock out percentage over Woodson's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Woodson had a slight advantage over Buzukja, with a 11% submission rate over Buzukja's 9%.

Sean Woodson was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Woodson had a height advantage of 5 inches over Buzukja. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Woodson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years earlier than Buzukja, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 36 to Buzukja's 41.

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Woodson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Woodson vs Buzukja?

Sean Woodson was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Dennis Buzukja made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.