Salkilld vs Young

Who won Salkilld vs Young?

Quillan Salkilld beat Gauge Young by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 4, on Tuesday 3rd September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Quillan Salkilld.

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).

Salkilld vs Young stats

Quillan Salkilld stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Gauge Young made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Young had a large advantage in power over Salkilld, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Salkilld's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Salkilld had a massive advantage over Young, boasting a 50% submission rate over Young's 13%.

Quillan Salkilld was the same age as Gauge Young, at 24 years old.

Salkilld had a height advantage of 3 inches over Young.

Salkilld was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 2 months later than Young, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 17 to Young's 19.

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What time did Salkilld vs Young start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Salkilld vs Young?

Quillan Salkilld was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Gauge Young made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.