Who won Walsh vs Yeleussinov?
Callum Walsh beat Dauren Yeleussinov by technical knockout in the 9th round on Friday 15th March 2024 at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).
Also, on the undercard Feargal McCrory was victorious over Carlos Carlson, Joseph Ward beat Derrick Webster, Reshat Mati defeated Irving Macias and Cletus Seldin was victorious over Jose Angulo.
Walsh vs Yeleussinov stats
Callum Walsh stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.
Dauren Yeleussinov made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw.
Callum Walsh was the younger man by 14 years, at 23 years old.
Walsh had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yeleussinov. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.
Callum Walsh fought out of the southpaw stance, while Dauren Yeleussinov was an orthodox fighter.
Walsh was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 year later than Yeleussinov, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 41 to Yeleussinov's 67.
Callum Walsh went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC and 13 by the IBF at super welterweight.
Walsh vs Yeleussinov form
Walsh remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Ismael Villarreal on 9th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Juan Jose Velasco on 26th August 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Commerce Casino, Commerce.
Going into that contest, he had won against Carson Jones on 9th June 2023 by knockout in the 4th round at Commerce Casino, Commerce.
Before that, he had beat Wesley Tucker on 16th March 2023 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Agganis Arena, Boston.
He had defeated Delen Parsley on 3rd November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Quiet Cannon Country Club, Montebello.
Activity check
Walsh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.
What time did Walsh vs Yeleussinov start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Walsh vs Yeleussinov?
The UFC Fight Pass show is expected to begin at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The UFC Fight Pass UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 12:00 AM (BTS).
What were the odds on Walsh vs Yeleussinov?
Callum Walsh was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Dauren Yeleussinov made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.
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