Azaitar vs Frevola

Who won Azaitar vs Frevola?

Matt Frevola beat Ottman Azaitar by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Azaitar vs Frevola stats

Ottman Azaitar stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Matt Frevola made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Ottman Azaitar's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Matt Frevola marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Ottman Azaitar's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Matt Frevola's came in at 5-5-1.

The stats suggested Azaitar had a massive power advantage over Frevola, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Frevola's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Frevola had an advantage over Azaitar, with a 33% submission rate over Azaitar's 15%.

Ottman Azaitar was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Frevola had a height advantage of 1 inch over Azaitar. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Azaitar was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 months earlier than Frevola, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 22 to Frevola's 32.

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Frevola's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Azaitar vs Frevola?

Ottman Azaitar was a 59/100 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Matt Frevola made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.