Kulshin vs Cruz

Who won Kulshin vs Cruz?

Nikita Kulshin beat Geovani Cruz by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 156, on Friday 14th April 2023 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Kulshin vs Cruz stats

Nikita Kulshin stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Geovani Cruz made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Nikita Kulshin's 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Geovani Cruz will be making their debut in the LFA.

Nikita Kulshin's LFA record stood at 4-0-0.

The stats suggested Cruz had a massive power advantage over Kulshin, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Kulshin's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kulshin had an advantage over Cruz, with a 33% submission rate over Cruz's 20%.

Nikita Kulshin was the younger man by 13 years, at 25 years old.

Kulshin was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 8 years later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 17 to Cruz's 12.

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What were the odds on Kulshin vs Cruz?

Nikita Kulshin was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Geovani Cruz made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.