Brundage vs Oleksiejczuk

Who won Brundage vs Oleksiejczuk?

Michal Oleksiejczuk beat Cody Brundage by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Brundage vs Oleksiejczuk stats

Cody Brundage stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Michal Oleksiejczuk made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Cody Brundage's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Michal Oleksiejczuk marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Cody Brundage's UFC record stood at 5-5-0, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Oleksiejczuk had a large advantage in power over Brundage, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Brundage's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brundage had a massive advantage over Oleksiejczuk, boasting a 38% submission rate over Oleksiejczuk's 6%.

Cody Brundage was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Brundage had a height advantage of 1 inch over Oleksiejczuk. Despite this, Oleksiejczuk had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Brundage was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 3 months later than Oleksiejczuk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 31 to Oleksiejczuk's 49.

Brundage vs Oleksiejczuk form

Michal Oleksiejczuk had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kevin Holland at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Michel Pereira at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Before that, he had been defeated by Caio Borralho at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Cody Brundage at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Brundage's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Oleksiejczuk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Brundage vs Oleksiejczuk?

Cody Brundage was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Michal Oleksiejczuk made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.