Vakhitov vs Masraf

Who won Vakhitov vs Masraf?

Artem Vakhitov beat Islem Masraf by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Contender Series 2024 – Week 9, on Tuesday 8th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Vakhitov vs Masraf stats

Artem Vakhitov stepped into the octagon with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Islem Masraf made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Vakhitov had a massive power advantage over Masraf, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Masraf's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Masraf had a massive advantage over Vakhitov, boasting a 33% submission rate over Vakhitov's 0%.

Artem Vakhitov was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Vakhitov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Masraf.

Vakhitov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2023, 1 year and 6 months later than Masraf, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 4 to Masraf's 4.

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What time did Vakhitov vs Masraf start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Vakhitov vs Masraf?

Artem Vakhitov was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Islem Masraf made his way into the ring at 17/5 (+340) with oddsmakers.