Who won Kazama vs Armfield?
Garrett Armfield beat Toshiomi Kazama by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie, on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.
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).
Kazama vs Armfield stats
Toshiomi Kazama stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.
Garrett Armfield made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.
This was Toshiomi Kazama's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Garrett Armfield marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.
Toshiomi Kazama's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Garrett Armfield's came in at 2-3-0.
The stats suggested Armfield had a massive power advantage over Kazama, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Kazama's 30%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kazama had a large advantage over Armfield, boasting a 50% submission rate over Armfield's 25%.
Toshiomi Kazama was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.
Armfield had a 2-inch reach advantage.
Kazama was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 11 months later than Armfield, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 26 to Armfield's 28.
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Armfield's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Kazama vs Armfield?
Toshiomi Kazama was a 27/20 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Garrett Armfield made his way into the ring at 61/100 (-160) with oddsmakers.
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