Hazan vs Malekpour

Who won Hazan vs Malekpour?

Amir Malekpour beat Dylan Hazan by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 164, on Saturday 25th November 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Hazan vs Malekpour stats

Dylan Hazan stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Amir Malekpour made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Dylan Hazan's 8th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Dylan Hazan's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-3-0, while Amir Malekpour's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Hazan had a slight advantage in power over Malekpour, with a 56% knock out percentage over Malekpour's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Malekpour had a large advantage over Hazan, boasting a 25% submission rate over Hazan's 0%.

Dylan Hazan was the older man by 30 years, at 30 years old.

Hazan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in , 5 years and 6 months earlier than Malekpour, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 25 to Malekpour's 18.

Hazan vs Malekpour form

Hazan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Caolan Loughran at Cage Warriors 154 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Previous to that, he had won against Jefferson Machado De Filippis at Cage Warriors 144 on 7th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Fiera Roma, Rome.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Raymison Bruno at Cage Warriors 136 on 2nd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Scott Malone at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

He was victorious against Josh Reed at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Hazan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hazan vs Malekpour?

Dylan Hazan was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Amir Malekpour made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.