Talbott vs Saaiman

Who won Talbott vs Saaiman?

Payton Talbott beat Cameron Saaiman by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Talbott vs Saaiman stats

Payton Talbott stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Cameron Saaiman made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Payton Talbott's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Payton Talbott's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Cameron Saaiman's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Talbott had a slight advantage in power over Saaiman, with a 71% knock out percentage over Saaiman's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Talbott had a slight advantage over Saaiman, with a 14% submission rate over Saaiman's 11%.

Payton Talbott was the older man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Talbott had a height advantage of 2 inches over Saaiman. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Talbott was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 1 year and 11 months later than Saaiman, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 24 to Saaiman's 26.

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Saaiman's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 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 Talbott vs Saaiman?

Payton Talbott was a 33/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Cameron Saaiman made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.