Basharat vs Zahabi

Who won Basharat vs Zahabi?

Aiemann Zahabi beat Javid Basharat by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Aiemann Zahabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Basharat vs Zahabi stats

Javid Basharat stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Aiemann Zahabi made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Javid Basharat's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Aiemann Zahabi marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Javid Basharat's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Aiemann Zahabi's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Zahabi had a large advantage in power over Basharat, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Basharat's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Basharat had a large advantage over Zahabi, boasting a 43% submission rate over Zahabi's 20%.

Javid Basharat was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

Basharat had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zahabi. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Basharat was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 4 months later than Zahabi, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 30 to Zahabi's 26.

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Basharat's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Zahabi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Basharat vs Zahabi?

Javid Basharat was a 11/100 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Aiemann Zahabi made his way into the ring at 117/20 (+590) with oddsmakers.