Zanganeh vs Cintora

Who won Zanganeh vs Cintora?

Navid Zanganeh beat Javier Cintora by submission in the 1st round during the main card of BFL 79, on Thursday 8th February 2024 at Harbour Event & Convention Center in Vancouver.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Zanganeh vs Cintora stats

Navid Zanganeh stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Javier Cintora made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for the BFL.

The stats suggested Cintora had a massive power advantage over Zanganeh, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Zanganeh's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cintora had a massive advantage over Zanganeh, boasting a 50% submission rate over Zanganeh's 0%.

Navid Zanganeh was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Zanganeh was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 1 year and 8 months earlier than Cintora, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 14 to Cintora's 4.

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Zanganeh's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Zanganeh vs Cintora?

Navid Zanganeh was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Javier Cintora made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.