UFC 251 Betting Trends, Records To Watch

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UFC 251 Main Card

Welterweight Championship
Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal

Kamaru Usman (33-years-old)
UFC Record (10-0)

• Last Fight - KO/TKO (Round 5, 4:10) at UFC 245 vs. Colby Covington on Dec. 14, 2019
• Two of his 10 UFC appearances have resulted in KO/TKO, the other eight are unanimous decision victories
• Each of his four UFC main event bouts have gone into Round 5
• In 16 career wins as a professional, seven have ended via KO/TKO
• He only has one win and one loss in his pro career via submission

Jorge Masvidal (35-years-old)
UFC Record (12-6)

• Last Fight - TKO victory over Nate Diaz at UFC 244 on Nov. 2, 2019 from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
• 3-0 in last three bouts, all fights finishing inside distance by KO or TKO.
• Masvidal has never been finished in his six UFC losses. All came by decision and three of them were split, three unanimous.
• Five of his past six UFC wins have come by KO/TKO with just two coming in the first round.

Featherweight Championship
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway

Alexander Volkanovski (31-years-old)
UFC Record (8-0)

• Last Fight - unanimous decision win vs. Max Holloway at UFC 245 on Dec. 14, 2019
• Has won 18 straight fights as a pro, with his only loss May 10, 2013 at the hands of Corey Nelson at AFC 5: Australian Fighting Championship via KO/TKO (punches)
• 3-0 via submission and 11-1 via KO/TKO across 22 career bouts as a professional
• Five of his past seven UFC fights have gone the distance
• Alexander 'The Great' stands five inches shorter than his opponent, but he has a 2.5-inch reach advantage

Max Holloway (28-years-old)
UFC Record (17-5)

• Last Fight - unanimous decision loss vs. Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245 on Dec. 14, 2019
• 1-2 across past three bouts, all title fights, with each being a unanimous decision
• Four of his past seven have resulted in KO/TKO wins, all title fights
• Has fought into Round 3 in each of his past nine events
• In 26 career bouts as a professional he is 10-0 via KO/TKO

Bantamweight Bout
Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo

Petr Yan (27-years-old)
UFC Record (6-0)

• Last Fight - KO/TKO win (Round 3, 0:43) vs. Urijah Faber at UFC 245 on Dec. 14, 2019
• 6-0 at UFC level with three wins via KO/TKO, three victories by unanimous decision
• In 15 career fights as a pro, 6-0 via KO/TKO and 1-0 via submission with eight decisions
• Only career loss came in split-decision setback vs. Magomed Magomedov at ACB 32, a loss he avenged vs. Magomedov on April 15, 2017

Jose Aldo (33-years-old)
UFC Record (10-5)

• Last Fight - split-decision loss vs. Marlon Moraes at UFC 245 on Dec. 14, 2019
• 3-5 across past eight events, including three knockout losses
• Five of his past eight fights have finished inside the distance
• Just 1-1 in his career via submission, with no results at the UFC level

Women's Strawweight Bout
Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas

Jessica Andrade (28-years-old)
UFC Record (11-5)

• Last Fight - KO/TKO loss (Round 1, 0:42) vs. Zhang Weili on Aug. 31, 2019
• Last victory came vs. Namajunas, a KO/TKO win (Round 2, 2:58) at UFC 237
• Each of her past three fights have ended via KO/TKO (2-1)
• Despite recent run, four of past seven outings have ended up going the distance
• In 27 career fights, 7-2 via submission and 7-3 via KO/TKO

Rose Namajunas (28-years-old)
UFC Record (6-2)

• Last Fight - KO/TKO loss (Round 2: 258) vs. Andrade at UFC 237 on May 11, 2019
• 3-1 across past four fights, with three of those outings finishing inside the distance
• In eight fights at the UFC level, 'Thug' is 3-0 via submission
• Eight of her past 11 fights overall have finished inside the distance

Women's Flyweight Bout
Amanda Ribas vs. Paige VanZant

Amanda Ribas (26-years-old)
UFC Record (3-0)

• Last Fight - unanimous decision win vs. Randa Markos at UFC's APEX Facility in Las Vegas on March 14, 2020
• 3-0 at the UFC level with a pair of UDs and a submission victory vs. Emily Whitmire on June 29, 2019
• Only three of her 10 career fights as a pro have gone the distance, with two coming in past two outings
• In 10 career bouts, 3-1 via KO/TKO and 3-0 via submission

Paige VanZant (30-years-old)
UFC Record (5-3)

• Last Fight - submission win vs. Rachael Ostovich on Jan. 19, 2019
• 2-3 across past five outings, including a pair of submission losses
• Five of her past six bouts have finished inside the distance
• First fight in nearly 16 months due to a series of arm injuries

UFC 251 Prelims

Light Heavyweight Bout
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Jiri Prochazka

Volkan Oezdemir (30-years-old)
UFC Record (5-3)

• Last Fight - unanimous decision win vs. Steve Garcia at UFC Fight Night: Benevidez vs. Figueiredo on Feb. 29, 2020
• 2-3 across past five fights, but 2-0 in past two
• Five of his past seven bouts have finished inside the distance
• Hasn't had a unamimous decision since April 9, 2016, a span of nine outings
• In 21 career fights as a pro, 13 have resulted in KO/TKO (12-1)

Jiri Prochazka (27-years-old)
UFC Record (0-0)

• Making UFC debut
• Last Fight - KO/TKO win (Round 1, 1:55) vs. CB Dollaway at Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 20 on Dec. 31, 2019
• In 30 fights as a pro, 24 have ended via KO/TKO (22-2)
• Each of his past eight victories as a pro have come by way of knockout

Welterweight Bout
Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos vs. Muslim Salikhov

Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos (33-years-old)
UFC Record (8-2)

• Last Fight - unanimous decision win vs. Aleksei Kunchenko on March 14, 2020
• 8-1 across past nine fights, including four KO/TKO (3-1) and one submission victory
• Four of past five outings have finished inside the distance
• Seven of 10 fights at the UFC level have lasted into Round 3

Muslim Salikhov (36-years-old)
UFC Record (3-1)

• Last Fight - unanimous decision win vs. Laureano Staropoli on Oct. 26, 2019
• 3-0 across past three bouts after losing UFC debut on Nov. 25, 2017
• Three of his four fights at the UFC level have finished inside the distance
• In 18 career professional fights, he has 12 victories via KO/TKO with zero losses

Featherweight Bout
Makwan Amirkhani vs. Danny Henry

Makwan Amirkhani (31-years-old)
UFC Record (5-2)

• Last Fight - KO/TKO loss (Round 3, 4:32) vs. Shane Burgos at UFC 244 on Nov. 2, 2019
• Each of his past two fights have finished inside the distance
• Despite recent run, four of his previous fights have lasted into Round 3
• 'Mr. Finland' has posted a 10-1 record via submission in 19 career professional fights

Danny Henry (28-years-old)
UFC Record (1-1)

• Last Fight - submission loss (Round 1, 1:17) vs. Dan Ige on March 16, 2019
• Five of past six professional bouts have ended inside the distance
• In 15 career pro fights, Henry is 5-1 via submission and 5-0 by way of KO/TKO
• Each of his past two UFC fights haven't gotten out of Round 1

Lightweight Bout
Leonardo Santos vs. Roman Bogatov

Leonardo Santos (40-years-old)
UFC Record (6-0-1)

• Last Fight - KO/TKO win (Round 1, 2:17) vs. Stevie Ray on June 1, 2019
• Three of his past four fights have finished inside the distance
• In 22 career professional fights, nine have resulted in submissions (9-0)
• Two of his past three fights have ended in Round 1

Roman Bogatov (29-years-old)
UFC Record (0-0)

• Making his UFC debut
• Last Fight - TKO (injury) win over Mickael Lebout at M-1 Challenge 104 on Aug. 30, 2019
• Three of his past five fights have finished inside the distance, all Round 2 submission victories

UFC 251 Early Prelims

Heavyweight Bout
Marcin Tybura vs. Maxim Grishin

Marcin Tybura (34-years-old)
UFC Record (5-5)

• Last Fight - Feb. 29, 2020, a unanimous-decision win vs. Serghei Spivac on the Benavidez-Figueiredo card
• Three of his past five fights have finished inside the distance, with KO/TKO losses in the three short fights
• 6-0 in 24 career fights, but last one was back on Nov. 25, 2014 at M-1 Challenge 53 vs. Denis Smoldarev
• Five of his past eight fights have lasted into at least Round 3

Maxim Grishin (36-years-old)
UFC Record (0-0)

• Making UFC debut
• Last Fight - majority draw vs. Jordan Johnson at PFL Playoffs: Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight on Oct. 31, 2019
• 7-0-2 across his past nine professional fights, with five decisions
• Hasn't lost in nine outings dating back to a TKO loss to Magomed Ankalaev at WFCA 30: 2016 WFC Akhmat Grand Prix Final on Oct. 4, 2016

Flyweight Bout
Raulian Paiva vs. Zhalgas Zhamagulov

Raulian Paiva (24-years-old)
UFC Record (1-2)

• Last Fight - KO/TKO win (Round 2, 2:42) vs. Mark De La Rosa on Feb. 15, 2020 in Rio Rancho, N.M.
• Two of his three fights at the UFC level have finished inside the distance, including the last two
• Hasn't had a unanimous decision result since winning a fight back on April 15, 2017 vs. Jefte Costa Brilhante at WCC: W-Combat 21
• In 22 career professional fights he is 4-1 via knockout and 3-1 via submission

Zhalgas Zhamagulov (35-years-old)
UFC Record (0-0)

• Making his UFC debut
• Last Fight - Oct. 19, 2019, a split-decision win vs. Ali Bagautinov at FNG 95: Fight Nights Global 95
• Each of his past five pro bouts have been decided by judges, with a split-decision win, a majority-decision win and three via unanimous decision
• In 16 career professional fights he has six wins by way of KO/TKO (6-1) and one via submission (1-0)

Women's Bantamweight Bout
Karol Rosa vs. Vanessa Melo

Karol Rosa (29-years-old)
UFC Record (1-0)

• Last Fight - beat Lara Procopio by split-decision in her UFC debut on Aug. 31, 2019
• Seven of her past eight professional fights have finished inside the distance
• In 15 career pro bouts she has recorded four wins via KO/TKO (4-0) and two by submission (2-2)
• Each of her past three pro fights, and four of the past five, have lasted into Round 3

Vanessa Melo (32-years-old)
UFC Record (0-2)

• Last Fight - unanimous decision loss to Tracy Cortez on Nov. 16, 2019
• Has lost each of her two fights at UFC level by unanimous decision
• Each of her past nine career fights have gone the distance
• In 17 career fights she has just one KO/TKO loss (0-1) and two submission wins (2-0)

Bantamweight Bout
Martin Day vs. Davey Grant

Martin Day (31-years-old)
UFC Record (0-1)

• Last Fight - split-decision loss vs. Liu Pingyuan on Nov. 24, 2018 in his UFC debut
• First fight in nearly 20 months after knee injury and surgery recovery
• Three of his past five professional fights have gone the distance
• In 11 career pro fights, 3-1 by way of KO/TKO and 2-0 via submission

Davey Grant (34-years-old)
UFC Record (2-2)

• Last Fight - split-decision win vs. Gregorii Popov on Nov. 9, 2019
• His two UFC wins have been by decision, his two losses at UFC level at via submission
• All four of his losses in 15 career professional fights have been by submission
• Only two of his 15 pro fights have ended up going the distance
• His lone TKO/KO result came in a knockout win over Rob Bunford at TC 46: Total Combat 46 on March 10, 2012

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