Naito vs Gautier

Who won Naito vs Gautier?

Ateba Abega Gautier beat Yura Naito by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 6, on Tuesday 17th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Naito vs Gautier stats

Yura Naito stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ateba Abega Gautier made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

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

The stats suggested Gautier had a large advantage in power over Naito, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Naito's 50%.

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

Yura Naito was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Naito was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2020, 7 months earlier than Gautier, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 10 to Gautier's 13.

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What time did Naito vs Gautier start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Naito vs Gautier?

Yura Naito was a 4/5 (-120) favourite going into the contest, while Ateba Abega Gautier made his way into the ring at 1/1 (-110) with oddsmakers.