Kutateladze vs Vucenic

Who won Kutateladze vs Vucenic?

Guram Kutateladze beat Jordan Vucenic by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Guram Kutateladze.

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).

Kutateladze vs Vucenic stats

Guram Kutateladze stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jordan Vucenic made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Guram Kutateladze's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Jordan Vucenic marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Guram Kutateladze's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Jordan Vucenic's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Kutateladze had a massive power advantage over Vucenic, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Vucenic's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vucenic had a massive advantage over Kutateladze, boasting a 46% submission rate over Kutateladze's 8%.

Guram Kutateladze was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Kutateladze had a height advantage of 2 inches over Vucenic.

Kutateladze was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 11 months earlier than Vucenic, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 39 to Vucenic's 43.

Kutateladze vs Vucenic form

Jordan Vucenic had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Adrian Kepa at Cage Warriors 174 on 20th July 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Simone D Anna at Cage Warriors 169: Vucenic vs. D’Anna on 30th March 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Indigo At The O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brice Picaud at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Indigo At The O2, London.

Before that, he was victorious against Tiziano Ferranti at Cage Warriors 150 on 17th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Indigo at The O2, London.

He had lost to Paul Hughes at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

Activity check

Vucenic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Kutateladze vs Vucenic start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:15 PM UTC , which was 1:15 PM EST or 10:15 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:15 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kutateladze vs Vucenic?

Guram Kutateladze was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Jordan Vucenic made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.