Kuniev vs Cunha

Who won Kuniev vs Cunha?

Rizvan Kuniev beat Hugo Cunha by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 2, on Tuesday 20th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Kuniev vs Cunha stats

Rizvan Kuniev stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Hugo Cunha made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Cunha had a slight advantage in power over Kuniev, with a 50% knock out percentage over Kuniev's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cunha had a massive advantage over Kuniev, boasting a 50% submission rate over Kuniev's 17%.

Rizvan Kuniev was the same age as Hugo Cunha, at 32 years old.

Kuniev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 13 years and 6 months later than Cunha, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 34 to Cunha's 16.

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Cunha's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Kuniev vs Cunha start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kuniev vs Cunha?

Rizvan Kuniev was a 1/5 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Hugo Cunha made his way into the ring at 17/5 (+410) with oddsmakers.