Welterweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Francisco Prado v Nikolay Veretennikov
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3, Sat, Jul 19, 2025, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Referee Jason Herzog
Referee Jason Herzog
Nikolay Veretennikov won by Split decision, R3 5:00. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Todd Singletary 29 - 28. Chris Lee 28 - 29.
Height 5'10", Reach 69", Stance Orthodox, Age 23 on the night
Coming in 1-3-0 in the UFC over 4 fights
“Gladiator”
Height 6'1", Reach 74", Stance Orthodox, Age 35 on the night
Coming in 0-2-0 in the UFC over 2 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Francisco Prado | Nikolay Veretennikov | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 7 of 9 | 1 of 1 | 1:59 | 0 | 17 of 28 | 0 of 2 | 2:04 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 24 of 43 | 1 of 3 | 1:55 | 0 | 26 of 55 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 16 of 25 | 1 of 6 | 2:55 | 0 | 13 of 22 | 2 of 3 | 0:29 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 47 of 77 | 3 of 10 | 6:49 | 0 | 56 of 105 | 2 of 6 | 2:33 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.