Result
UFC on ABC 9: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
· Sat 26 Jul 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Billy Elekana vs Ibo Aslan
W
Billy Elekana
“Son of Susie”
7-2 · +240
1,558Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
29-28 · 30-27 · 30-27
Light Heavyweight
Ibo Aslan
“The Last Ottoman”
14-2 · -280
1,580Elo
Our model
Market said
The scorecards
Every score reads Billy Elekana first; a round is coloured for whoever won it| Judge | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Cartlidge | 10-9 | 9-10 | 10-9 | 29-28 |
| Mark Collett | 10-9 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 30-27 |
| Anders Ohlsson | 10-9 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 30-27 |
Media
10 of 10 media members scored it for Billy Elekana; the most common card was 30-27 to Billy Elekana
Fans
85% of fans had Billy Elekana winning, from 45 votes; the most picked score was 30-27 to Billy Elekana (69%)
Elo counted this as 87% of a win for Billy Elekana — from these scorecards.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litBilly ElekanaIbo Aslan
1,558
Elo
1,580
1,416
KO rating
1,553
1,049
Sub rating
973
1,133
Dec rating
1,144
Wins by
3
KO/TKO
14
1
Submission
0
3
Decision
0
Losses by
0
KO/TKO
0
1
Submission
2
1
Decision
0
The crowd
11%
Picked by
89%
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedBilly ElekanaIbo Aslan
+240opened +170
Moneyline
-280opened -200
Method
+675Win by KO-160
+700Win by sub+1500
+500Win by dec+600
+375Win inside-200
How long it went
Over 1.5-105
Under 1.5-125
Over 2.5+223
Under 2.5-316
Decision+300
Inside-400
What the betting model makes of it
At the prices above Every bet →- Goes the distancethe distance 28% v 23% 3.3% +300 +3.00u
- Ibo Aslan by Decisionmethod: decision 16% v 12% 1.5% +600 lost
- Over 1.5 rounds1.5 rounds 52% v 48% 0.6% -105 won
- Billy Elekanamoneyline 28% v 28% -1.5% +240 won
- Billy Elekana by KO/TKOmethod: KO 10% v 10% -2.8% +675 lost
- Ibo Aslan by Submissionmethod: sub 2% v 5% -4.3% +1500 lost
- Billy Elekana by Decisionmethod: decision 12% v 13% -4.6% +500 won
- Billy Elekana inside the distanceinside the distance 16% v 18% -5.2% +375 lost
- Billy Elekana by Submissionmethod: sub 6% v 10% -6.8% +700 lost
- Ibo Aslan by KO/TKOmethod: KO 54% v 50% -7.2% -160 lost
- Ibo Aslan inside the distanceinside the distance 56% v 56% -10.4% -200 lost
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Billy Elekana
7-2 going in · 17 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 2026-01-31 | W |
 Junior Tafa
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:18 | 30.7 | 1,687+30 | 1,410 | -270 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2025-11-01 | W |
 Kevin Christian
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:33 | 30.4 | 1,628+58 | 1,508 | -260 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 263: Garcia vs. Onama Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2025-07-26 | W |
Ibo Aslan
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.2 | 1,558+70 | 1,580 | +240 | Light Heavyweight | UFC on ABC 9: Whittaker vs. de Ridder Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2025-01-18 | L |
 Bogdan Guskov
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R28:33 | 29.6 | 1,597-39 | 1,816 | +310 | Open Weight | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2024-07-27 | W |
Jureall Simmons
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:58 | 29.2 | 1,531+66 | 1,443 | -- | Light Heavyweight | LXF 18: Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 18 Lights Out Xtreme Fighting |
| 15 | 2023-08-04 | W |
Chuck Campbell
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 28.2 | 1,538-7 | 1,466 | -200 | Light Heavyweight | PFL 7: 2023 Playoffs Professional Fighters League |
| 14 | 2023-03-10 | W |
Tristan Overvig
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.8 | 1,490+48 | 1,445 | -148 | Light Heavyweight | PFL Challenger Series 2023: Week 7 Professional Fighters League |
| 13 | 2022-07-29 | L |
Daniel Compton
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 27.2 | 1,501-12 | 1,498 | -650 | Middleweight | LFA 137: Gibson vs. Amil Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 12 | 2022-04-22 | W |
Kohlman Scribner
|
KO/TKOHead Kick & Punches | R13:02 | 26.9 | 1,431+71 | 1,364 | -400 | Middleweight | LFA 130: Ksiazkiewicz vs. Gambulino Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 11 | 2021-12-10 | W |
Jeff Nielsen
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.5 | 1,406+24 | 1,257 | -215 | Middleweight | LFA 120: Cantuária vs. Horth Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 10 | 2021-08-28 | W |
 Starling Simmons
|
KO/TKOInjury Stoppage | R13:41 | 26.3 | 1,336+70 | 1,267 | -- | Middleweight | Fierce FC 16: Siler vs. Hardman Fierce Fighting Championship |
| 9 | 2021-05-14 | W |
Ravon Baxter
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R27:21 | 26.0 | 1,285+51 | 1,132 | -- | Middleweight | Fierce FC 15: Hatch vs. Curtis Fierce Fighting Championship |
| 8 | 2019-06-29 | L |
Koby Jeffers
|
DecisionUnanimous | R38:00 | 24.1 | 1,361-63 | 1,259 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Tuff-N-Uff: World Amateur Championships Tuff-N-Uff am |
| 7 | 2019-04-06 | W |
Sullivan Cauley
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 23.9 | 1,332+30 | 1,250 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Tuff-N-Uff - Fight Night: Orleans Hotel Tuff-N-Uff am |
| 6 | 2018-12-15 | W |
Bryan Battle
|
DecisionSplit | R39:00 | 23.6 | 1,309+23 | 1,390 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Tuff-N-Uff - Mayhem in Mesquite 16 Tuff-N-Uff am |
| 5 | 2018-08-25 | W |
Joe Flores
|
KO/TKOPunches | R23:59 | 23.2 | 1,230+79 | 1,302 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Real Mixed Martial Arts - Real MMA 18 Real MMA am |
| 4 | 2018-07-27 | W |
BeeJay Hurst III
|
KO/TKOPunch | R24:14 | 23.2 | 1,192+37 | 1,033 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Tuff-N-Uff - Fight Night: Orleans Hotel Tuff-N-Uff am |
| 3 | 2017-07-15 | D |
Ty Gwerder
|
DecisionMajority | R39:00 | 22.1 | 1,211-19 | 1,110 | -- | Middleweight | KOTC: Future Legends 37 King of the Cage am |
| 2 | 2017-04-15 | W |
Nick Kimball
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:16 | 21.9 | 1,149+62 | 1,129 | -- | Light Heavyweight | KOTC: Future Legends 35 King of the Cage am |
| 1 | 2017-03-10 | W |
Art Aranza
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R23:34 | 21.8 | 1,084+66 | 1,084 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Tuff-N-Uff: Downtown Showdown Tuff-N-Uff am |
Ibo Aslan
14-2 going in · 16 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2025-12-06 | L |
 Iwo Baraniewski
|
KO/TKORight Hook to Ground Punches | R11:29 | 29.6 | 1,510-59 | 1,628 | +165 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2025-07-26 | L |
Billy Elekana
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.3 | 1,580-70 | 1,558 | -280 | Light Heavyweight | UFC on ABC 9: Whittaker vs. de Ridder Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2025-02-22 | L |
 Ion Cutelaba
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R12:51 | 28.8 | 1,666-85 | 1,674 | -179 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 252: Cejudo vs. Song Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2024-10-26 | W |
Raffael Cerqueira
|
KO/TKOPunches (Standing TKO) | R10:50 | 28.5 | 1,584+82 | 1,562 | -105 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2024-03-30 | W |
 Anton Turkalj
|
KO/TKOOverhand Right | R311:32 | 27.9 | 1,512+72 | 1,449 | -122 | Light Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 54: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2023-08-15 | W |
Paulo Renato Jr.
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:22 | 27.3 | 1,435+77 | 1,394 | -128 | Light Heavyweight | Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2023: Week 2 Dana White's Contender Series |
| 12 | 2023-03-18 | W |
 Giorgi Khubejashvili
|
KO/TKOLow Kick & Punches | R11:30 | 26.9 | 1,429+6 | 844 | -- | Heavyweight | Vendetta Fight Nights 33 Vendetta Austria |
| 11 | 2022-04-02 | W |
Amilcar Alves
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:45 | 25.9 | 1,395+35 | 1,152 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Sparta Championship Fighting - Sparta CF 1 Sparta Championship Fighting |
| 10 | 2022-03-12 | W |
 Felix Polianidis
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R10:20 | 25.9 | 1,367+28 | 1,076 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Tosan Martial Arts Center - Tosan Fight Night Tosan Fight Night |
| 9 | 2020-08-24 | L |
Anton Turkalj
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R26:56 | 24.3 | 1,451-74 | 1,505 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Brave Combat Federation 40 BRAVE Combat Federation |
| 8 | 2019-06-15 | W |
 Ivan Vičić
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R1 | 23.1 | 1,442+14 | 1,012 | -- | Light Heavyweight | VFN 18: Vendetta 18 Vendetta Austria |
| 7 | 2018-12-01 | W |
 Robert Valentin
|
KO/TKOPunches | R311:36 | 22.6 | 1,345+97 | 1,384 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Austrian Fight Challenge 8 Austrian Fight Challenge |
| 6 | 2018-06-16 | W |
 Bart Cillessen
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R10:35 | 22.1 | 1,326+19 | 958 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Austrian Fight Challenge 7 Austrian Fight Challenge |
| 5 | 2017-12-09 | W |
Milan Stojadinovic
|
KO/TKOPunch | R12:35 | 21.6 | 1,286+41 | 1,078 | -- | -- | Austrian Fight Challenge 6 Austrian Fight Challenge |
| 4 | 2017-09-23 | W |
Sasa Mihajlovic
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 21.4 | 1,239+47 | 1,063 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Austrian Fight Challenge: New Talents 3 Austrian Fight Challenge |
| 3 | 2017-06-10 | W |
 Igor Kantar
|
KO/TKOPunch | R11:00 | 21.1 | 1,230+8 | 711 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Austrian Fight Challenge: New Talents 2 Austrian Fight Challenge |
| 2 | 2017-03-04 | W |
Milan Bodonji
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R1 | 20.9 | 1,163+68 | 1,083 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Austrian Fight Challenge 5 Austrian Fight Challenge |
| 1 | 2016-10-15 | W |
 Mattia Calore
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:27 | 20.5 | 1,075+88 | 1,075 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Austrian Fight Challenge: New Talents 1 Austrian Fight Challenge |