Ding vs Hamed

Who won Ding vs Hamed?

Rami Hamed beat Meng Ding by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 1, on Tuesday 13th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rami Hamed.

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).

Ding vs Hamed stats

Meng Ding stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rami Hamed made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Hamed had a slight advantage in power over Ding, with a 67% knock out percentage over Ding's 64%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hamed had a slight advantage over Ding, with a 8% submission rate over Ding's 7%.

Meng Ding was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Ding had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hamed. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ding was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 months later than Hamed, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, 80 to Hamed's 30.

Activity check

Ding's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ding vs Hamed?

Meng Ding was a 5/4 (-120) favourite going into the contest, while Rami Hamed made his way into the ring at 4/7 (+120) with oddsmakers.