Gasanov vs Nguyen

Who won Gasanov vs Nguyen?

Shamil Gasanov beat Martin Nguyen by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE 171, on Thursday 20th February 2025 at Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Shamil Gasanov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Gasanov vs Nguyen stats

Shamil Gasanov stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 7 by submission.

Martin Nguyen made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Shamil Gasanov's 6th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Martin Nguyen marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Shamil Gasanov's One Championship record stood at 5-1-0, while Martin Nguyen's came in at 12-8-0.

The stats suggested Nguyen had a massive power advantage over Gasanov, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Gasanov's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gasanov had a massive advantage over Nguyen, boasting a 58% submission rate over Nguyen's 20%.

Shamil Gasanov was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Nguyen had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gasanov.

Gasanov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 1 month later than Nguyen, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 27 to Nguyen's 51.

Gasanov vs Nguyen form

Shamil Gasanov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Halil Amir at ONE Fight Night 26 on 6th December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had beaten Aaron Canarte at ONE Fight Night 24 on 2nd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ho Taek Oh at ONE Fight Night 18 on 12th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok.

Before that, he had lost to Garry Tonon at ONE Fight Night 12 on 14th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok.

He was victorious against Jae Woong Kim at ONE on Prime Video 3 on 21st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Nguyen had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Garry Tonon at ONE 165 on 28th January 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Leonardo Casotti at ONE on Prime Video 7 on 24th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Ilya Freymanov at ONE on Prime Video 2 on 30th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had beaten Kiril Gorobets at ONE Championship on 11th March 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He had lost to Jae Woong Kim at ONE Championship – 10 Year Anniversary 2 on 24th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shamil Gasanov had been fighting more than Martin Nguyen.

Going to this contest, Shamil Gasanov had last fought 5 months and 3 days ago, while Martin Nguyen's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 11 days ago.

Gasanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Nguyen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Gasanov vs Nguyen start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 PM UTC , which was 11:10 AM EST or 8:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Gasanov vs Nguyen?

Shamil Gasanov was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Martin Nguyen made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.