Bekoev vs Loder

Who won Bekoev vs Loder?

Azamat Bekoev beat Ryan Loder by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Bekoev vs Loder stats

Azamat Bekoev stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Ryan Loder made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Azamat Bekoev's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Ryan Loder marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Azamat Bekoev's UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Ryan Loder's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Loder had a massive power advantage over Bekoev, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Bekoev's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bekoev had a massive advantage over Loder, boasting a 42% submission rate over Loder's 0%.

Azamat Bekoev was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Loder had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bekoev.

Bekoev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years earlier than Loder, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 48 to Loder's 17.

Bekoev vs Loder form

Bekoev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Zachary Reese at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Chauncey Foxworth at LFA 186 on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their LFA Middleweight championship fight at Magness Arena, Denver.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lucas Fernando at LFA 173 on 15th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their LFA Middleweight championship fight at Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Dylan Budka at LFA 160 on 16th June 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Owensboro Sportscenter, Owensboro.

He was victorious against Renato Valente at LFA 152 on 10th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, Shawnee.

Activity check

Bekoev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Bekoev vs Loder start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Bekoev vs Loder?

Azamat Bekoev was a 2/7 (-370) favourite going into the contest, while Ryan Loder made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+290) with oddsmakers.