Alhassan vs Almeida

Who won Alhassan vs Almeida?

Cesar Almeida beat Abdul Razak Alhassan by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th January 2025 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).

Alhassan vs Almeida stats

Abdul Razak Alhassan stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Cesar Almeida made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Abdul Razak Alhassan's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Cesar Almeida marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Abdul Razak Alhassan's UFC record stood at 6-7-0, while Cesar Almeida's came in at 3-1-0.

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

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

Abdul Razak Alhassan was the older man by 2 years, at 39 years old.

Almeida had a height advantage of 2 inches over Alhassan.

Alhassan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Almeida, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 30 to Almeida's 15.

Alhassan vs Almeida form

Abdul Razak Alhassan had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Cody Brundage at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Joseph Pyfer at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Claudio Ribeiro at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Before that, he had been beaten by Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Alessio Di Chirico at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

Alhassan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Almeida's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Alhassan vs Almeida start?

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

What were the odds on Alhassan vs Almeida?

Abdul Razak Alhassan was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Cesar Almeida made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.