UFC UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder Final

Light Heavyweight

Ibo Aslan vs Billy Elekana

Ibo Aslan

“The Last Ottoman”

14-4

VS

Billy Elekana

“Son of Susie”

10-2

Winner

Winner

Billy Elekana

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

26 July 2025 · Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Key takeaways

Billy Elekana beat Ibo Aslan by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Billy Elekana landed 35 of 68 total strikes and 0 of 3 takedowns.
The judges scored it 27-30, 27-30, 28-29.

Tale of the tape

Ibo AslanBilly Elekana

14-4Record10-2

29Age on fight night30

6′3″ (191 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)

77.5″ (197 cm)Reach77″ (196 cm)

205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)

OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw

MT Gym 23TeamUprising MMA

Istanbul, TurkeyFromVictorville, California, United States

Fight statistics

29of 80 · 36%Total strikes landed35of 68 · 51%

10of 57Head strikes18of 46

9of 12Body strikes17of 21

10of 11Leg strikes0of 1

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Ibo Aslan	Round	Billy Elekana
8/19strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control	R1	10/16strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control
9/25strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control	R2	10/21strikes0/2TD0KD0:00control
12/36strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control	R3	15/31strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Mark Collett

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Anders Ohlsson

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Ben Cartlidge

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Form going into the fight

LIon Cutelabasubmission R1 2:512025
WRafael CerqueiraKO/TKO R1 0:512024
WAnton TurkaljKO/TKO R3 1:322024
WPaulo Renato JuniorKO/TKO R1 2:222023
LAnton Turkaljsubmission R22020

LBogdan Guskovsubmission R2 3:332025

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