Zahabi vs Aoriqileng

Who won Zahabi vs Aoriqileng?

Aiemann Zahabi beat Qileng Aori by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 289, on Saturday 10th June 2023 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Zahabi vs Aoriqileng stats

Aiemann Zahabi stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Qileng Aori made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Aiemann Zahabi's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Qileng Aori marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Aiemann Zahabi's UFC record stood at 6-2-0, while Qileng Aori's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Zahabi had a large advantage in power over Aori, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Aori's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zahabi had an advantage over Aori, with a 22% submission rate over Aori's 4%.

Aiemann Zahabi was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Zahabi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Aori. Despite this, Aori had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Zahabi was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Aori, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 66 less professional rounds, 26 to Aori's 92.

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Aori's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Zahabi vs Aoriqileng?

Aiemann Zahabi was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Qileng Aori made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.