Savoie vs Smith

Who won Savoie vs Smith?

Jacobe Smith beat Christien Savoie by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 8, on Tuesday 1st October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Savoie vs Smith stats

Christien Savoie stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jacobe Smith made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

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

The stats suggested Smith had a slight advantage in power over Savoie, with a 75% knock out percentage over Savoie's 70%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Savoie and Smith would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Christien Savoie was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 3 inches over Savoie.

Savoie was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 28 to Smith's 15.

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What time did Savoie vs Smith 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 Savoie vs Smith?

Christien Savoie was a 11/2 (+550) underdog going into the contest, while Jacobe Smith made his way into the ring at 1/8 (-770) with oddsmakers.