Strickland vs Magomedov

Who won Strickland vs Magomedov?

Sean Strickland beat Abusupiyan Magomedov by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Strickland vs Magomedov stats

Sean Strickland stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Abusupiyan Magomedov made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Sean Strickland's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Abusupiyan Magomedov marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Sean Strickland's UFC record stood at 16-7-0, while Abusupiyan Magomedov's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Magomedov had an advantage in power over Strickland, with a 56% knock out percentage over Strickland's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedov had a slight advantage over Strickland, with a 24% submission rate over Strickland's 15%.

Sean Strickland was the same age as Abusupiyan Magomedov, at 34 years old.

Magomedov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Strickland. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Strickland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 38 more professional rounds, 99 to Magomedov's 61.

Strickland vs Magomedov form

Strickland had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

Before that, he had lost to Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Alex Pereira at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Strickland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Magomedov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Strickland vs Magomedov?

Sean Strickland was a 5/8 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Abusupiyan Magomedov made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.