Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Movsar Evloev
Movsar Evloev
20-0-0
RESULT

Movsar Evloev def. Diego Lopes (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Diego Lopes
Diego Lopes
“Iron Man”
28-8-0
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Prudential Center, Newark, United States

Movsar Evloev defeated Diego Lopes by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo, held Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Prudential Center, Newark.

Fight stats

Movsar Evloev
Diego Lopes
0
Knockdowns
0
88 of 129
Significant strikes
37 of 69
68%
Sig. strike accuracy
54%
183 of 228
Total strikes
48 of 82
4 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
57%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
4
0
Reversals
1
8:30
Control time
0:41
Significant strikes by target
76 of 116
Head
29 of 57
3 of 3
Body
4 of 8
9 of 10
Leg
4 of 4
45 of 81
Distance
27 of 55
11 of 11
Clinch
3 of 3
32 of 37
Ground
7 of 11

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
16 of 22
Sig. str.
17 of 27
65 of 74
Total str.
28 of 39
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
3:34
Ctrl
0:25
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
39 of 66
Sig. str.
10 of 24
79 of 107
Total str.
10 of 25
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:20
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
33 of 41
Sig. str.
10 of 18
39 of 47
Total str.
10 of 18
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
3
2:36
Ctrl
0:16

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#EvloevLopes
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Eric Colón
#EvloevLopes
1109
2109
3910
Total2928
Dave Tirelli
#EvloevLopes
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

16
Evloev
–
0
Lopes
●29–28 Evloev×13●30–27 Evloev×2●30–26 Evloev
All 16 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

53%
Evloev
2%
Draw
46%
Lopes
558 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Lopes45.2%●29–28 Evloev32.4%●30–27 Evloev15.2%●30–26 Evloev2.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
76%
Lopes
R2
92%
Evloev
R3
50%
Lopes

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

20-0-0
Record
28-8-0
10
Win Streak
1
32
Age
31
5'7"
170 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.91
SLpM
3.79
47%
Str. Acc.
47%
2.80
SApM
4.65
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

4.78
TD Avg.
0.82
52%
TD Acc.
46%
61%
TD Def.
68%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Movsar Evloev · 5-0
  • W
    Lerone Murphy
    UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs MurphySat, Mar 21, 2026
    Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Aljamain Sterling
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraSat, Dec 7, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Arnold Allen
    UFC 297: Strickland vs du PlessisSat, Jan 20, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Diego Lopes
    UFC 288: Sterling vs CejudoSat, May 6, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Dan Ige
    UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs RozenstruikSat, Jun 4, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Diego Lopes · 3-2
  • W
    Steve Garcia
    UFC Freedom 250Mon, Jun 15, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 2:42 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2Sat, Jan 31, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Jean Silva
    Noche UFC: Lopes vs SilvaSat, Sep 13, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 4:48 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs LopesSat, Apr 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Brian Ortega
    UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs DvalishviliSat, Sep 14, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 10 fights · 10 fights
62.5
Avg sig. strikes
46.2
5.10
Avg takedowns
0.70
5:43
Avg control time
1:17
88
Career high strikes
106
9
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Movsar Evloev
Strike target
Diego Lopes
77%
Head
72%
15%
Body
12%
8%
Leg
16%
Movsar Evloev
Strike position
Diego Lopes
75%
Distance
69%
8%
Clinch
7%
17%
Ground
23%