Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Arnold Allen
Arnold Allen
“Almighty”
21-4-0
RESULT

Movsar Evloev def. Arnold Allen (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Movsar Evloev
Movsar Evloev
20-0-0
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada

Movsar Evloev defeated Arnold Allen by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis, held Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto.

Fight stats

Arnold Allen
Movsar Evloev
0
Knockdowns
0
59 of 140
Significant strikes
51 of 118
42%
Sig. strike accuracy
43%
61 of 143
Total strikes
72 of 141
0 of 0
Takedowns
5 of 17
—
Takedown accuracy
29%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:03
Control time
3:31
Significant strikes by target
41 of 115
Head
35 of 101
17 of 24
Body
12 of 13
1 of 1
Leg
4 of 4
46 of 124
Distance
45 of 110
9 of 12
Clinch
5 of 7
4 of 4
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
12 of 40
Sig. str.
13 of 28
13 of 41
Total str.
22 of 38
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 9
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:31
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
18 of 42
Sig. str.
21 of 47
18 of 42
Total str.
25 of 52
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:59
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
29 of 58
Sig. str.
17 of 43
30 of 60
Total str.
25 of 51
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 6
1
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
1:01

Judges' Scorecards

Eric Colón
#AllenEvloev
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Saleem Haniff
#AllenEvloev
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Patricia VanderMeer
#AllenEvloev
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

5
Allen
1
Draw
11
Evloev
●29–28 Evloev×10●29–28 Allen×5●30–27 Evloev●28–28 Draw
All 17 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

55%
Allen
2%
Draw
43%
Evloev
941 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Allen53.9%●29–28 Evloev36.6%●30–27 Evloev4.9%●28–28 Draw1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
51%
Allen
R2
91%
Evloev
R3
91%
Allen

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-4-0
Record
20-0-0
1
Win Streak
10
32
Age
32
5'8"
173 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.52
SLpM
3.91
43%
Str. Acc.
47%
3.15
SApM
2.80
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.24
TD Avg.
4.78
60%
TD Acc.
52%
73%
TD Def.
61%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Arnold Allen · 2-3
  • W
    Melquizael Costa
    UFC Fight Night: Allen vs CostaSat, May 16, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Jean Silva
    UFC 324: Gaethje vs PimblettSat, Jan 24, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Giga Chikadze
    UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Movsar Evloev
    UFC 297: Strickland vs du PlessisSat, Jan 20, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Max Holloway
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs AllenSat, Apr 15, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
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

Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 10 fights
51.0
Avg sig. strikes
62.5
1.20
Avg takedowns
5.10
2:08
Avg control time
5:43
102
Career high strikes
88
7
Career high TDs
9

Strike Distribution

Arnold Allen
Strike target
Movsar Evloev
73%
Head
77%
18%
Body
15%
8%
Leg
8%
Arnold Allen
Strike position
Movsar Evloev
89%
Distance
75%
4%
Clinch
8%
7%
Ground
17%