Lopes vs Sazhiniani

Who won Lopes vs Sazhiniani?

Bruno Lopes beat Mikheil Sazhiniani by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 1, on Tuesday 13th August 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).

Lopes vs Sazhiniani stats

Bruno Lopes stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Mikheil Sazhiniani made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

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

The stats suggested Sazhiniani had a massive power advantage over Lopes, boasting a 92% knock out percentage over Lopes' 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lopes had a massive advantage over Sazhiniani, boasting a 42% submission rate over Sazhiniani's 0%.

Bruno Lopes was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Lopes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sazhiniani.

Lopes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Sazhiniani, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 25 to Sazhiniani's 22.

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Lopes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lopes vs Sazhiniani?

Bruno Lopes was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Mikheil Sazhiniani made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.