The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is gearing up to inaugurate this year’s first pay-per-view with UFC 297. The much-awaited event is scheduled to bring exciting fights and will be headlined by middleweight champion Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis. The event will be held at the Scotiabank Arena in Ontario, Toronto, Canada. Arnold Allen and Movsar Evloev will fight in a featherweight showdown on the main card.
Arnold Allen has been competing in professional mixed martial arts since 2012. Throughout his career, he has compiled an impressive record to his name. One of the leading fighters in the featherweight division of the UFC, Arnold Allen, is currently placed at the promotion’s No. 3 rank in the featherweight division. He will enter the octagon on January 20, 2024, to secure a comfortable win and progress forward in the division.
Arnold Allen’s opponent, Movsar Evloev, on the other hand, is a clinical professional mixed martial artist. Ever since making his professional debut in 2014, Evloev has decimated his opponents and reached the No. 9 spot in the UFC’s featherweight rankings. He will be looking forward to continuing his performance in the bout against Allen to propel himself into the higher echelons of top fighters in the UFC’s featherweight division.
Arnold Allen vs Movser Evloev Stats
Stats | Arnold Allen | Movser Evloev |
Record | 19-2 (7 KOs) | 17-0 (3 KOs) |
Championship | - | - |
Age | 29 | 32 |
Height | 1.75m | 1.73m |
Division(s) | Featherweight | Featherweight |
Reach | 70” | 72 ½ ” |
Win Streak (Active) | 0 | 17 |
Professional Debut | 2012 | 2014 |
Arnold Allen Losses
Arnold Allen has suffered just two losses in his over a decade-old professional career. He lost his first fight against Marcin Wirzosek at Cage Warriors 69 by unanimous decision. Allen’s second loss was handed to him by Max Holloway at UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen by defeating him via unanimous decision.
Arnold Allen Record
Arnold Allen has an impressive professional record of 19 wins and 2 losses.
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
Loss | 19–2 | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen | April 15, 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 19–1 | Calvin Kattar | TKO (knee injury) | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | October 29, 2022 | 2 | 0:08 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 18–1 | Dan Hooker | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | March 19, 2022 | 1 | 2:33 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 17–1 | Sodiq Yusuff | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland | April 10, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 16–1 | Nik Lentz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos | January 25, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | |
Win | 15–1 | Gilbert Melendez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 239 | July 6, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 14–1 | Jordan Rinaldi | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | March 16, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Win | 13–1 | Mads Burnell | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till | May 27, 2018 | 3 | 2:41 | Liverpool, England | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 12–1 | Makwan Amirkhani | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | March 18, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Win | 11–1 | Yaotzin Meza | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping | February 27, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Win | 10–1 | Alan Omer | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne | June 20, 2015 | 3 | 1:41 | Berlin, Germany | Return to Featherweight. Performance of the Night. |
Win | 9–1 | Paul Cook | TKO (doctor stoppage) | M4TC 15: Bad Blood | November 29, 2014 | 2 | 5:00 | Tyne and Wear, England | Lightweight debut. Won the M4TC Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 8–1 | Gaetano Pirello | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 71 | August 22, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Amman, Jordan | |
Loss | 7–1 | Marcin Wrzosek | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 69 | June 7, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Win | 7–0 | Tobias Huber | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors: Fight Night 11 | April 18, 2014 | 1 | 0:37 | Amman, Jordan | |
Win | 6–0 | Doni Miller | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 61 | December 13, 2013 | 2 | 0:34 | Amman, Jordan | |
Win | 5–0 | Declan Williams | Submission (triangle choke) | Cage Warriors 60 | October 5, 2013 | 2 | 4:50 | North London, England | |
Win | 4–0 | Andy Green | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors 56 | July 6, 2013 | 1 | 4:00 | London, England | |
Win | 3–0 | Carl Orriss | Decision (unanimous) | UCMMA 32 | February 2, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | Featherweight debut. |
Win | 2–0 | Kim Thinghaugen | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UWC 21: Xplosion | October 20, 2012 | 1 | 5:00 | Southend-on-Sea, England | |
Win | 1–0 | Nathan Greyson | KO (punch) | UCMMA 27 | April 7, 2012 | 2 | 0:40 | London, England | Bantamweight debut. |
Movsar Evloev Record
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
Win | 17–0 | Diego Lopes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 288 | May 6, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 16–0 | Dan Ige | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik | June 4, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 15–0 | Hakeem Dawodu | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 263 | June 12, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |
Win | 14–0 | Nik Lentz | Decision (split) | UFC 257 | January 24, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Catchweight (150 lb) bout. |
Win | 13–0 | Mike Grundy | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till | July 26, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Win | 12–0 | Enrique Barzola | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | October 26, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | |
Win | 11–0 | Seung Woo Choi | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | April 20, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Return to Featherweight. |
Win | 10–0 | Rafael Dias | KO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 95 | July 21, 2018 | 5 | 0:21 | Nazran, Russia | Defended the M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 9–0 | Sergey Morozov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Challenge 88 | February 22, 2018 | 3 | 3:47 | Moscow, Russia | Defended the M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 8–0 | Pavel Vitruk | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 81 | July 22, 2017 | 5 | 5:00 | Nazran, Russia | Won and unified the M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 7–0 | Alexey Nevzorov | KO (head kick) | M-1 Challenge 76 | April 22, 2017 | 2 | 2:15 | Nalchik, Russia | Won the interim M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 6–0 | Lee Morrison | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 73 | December 9, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Nazran, Russia | |
Win | 5–0 | Aleksander Krupenkin | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 66 | May 27, 2016 | 1 | 4:09 | Orenburg, Russia | Return to Bantamweight. |
Win | 4–0 | Djulustan Akimov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Global: Battle in Nazran 3 | May 7, 2016 | 2 | 2:01 | Nazran, Russia | |
Win | 3–0 | Andrey Syrovatkin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Global: Battle in Nazran | December 12, 2015 | 1 | 1:44 | Nazran, Russia | Featherweight debut. |
Win | 2–0 | Lu Zhenhong | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 58 | June 6, 2015 | 2 | 5:00 | Ingushetia, Russia | Catchweight (141 lb) bout. |
Win | 1–0 | He Jianwei | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Challenge 53 | November 25, 2014 | 2 | 1:45 | Beijing, China | Bantamweight debut. |
FAQs
A. He has a professional record of 19 wins and 2 losses.
A. He has a professional MMA record of 17 wins and 0 losses.
A. The duo will lock horns at UFC 297.
A. No, he has not lost by a knockout.
A. He has not lost any fights.