Machaev vs Hendin

Who won Machaev vs Hendin?

Mochamed Machaev beat James Hendin by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of OKTAGON 62, on Saturday 12th October 2024 at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mochamed Machaev.

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).

Machaev vs Hendin stats

Mochamed Machaev stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

James Hendin made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Mochamed Machaev's 3rd fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. James Hendin marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Mochamed Machaev's Oktagon MMA record stood at 2-1-0, while James Hendin's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Machaev had an advantage in power over Hendin, with a 50% knock out percentage over Hendin's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hendin had an advantage over Machaev, with a 25% submission rate over Machaev's 14%.

Mochamed Machaev was the older man by 25 years, at 25 years old.

Hendin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Machaev.

Machaev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 9 months later than Hendin, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 38 to Hendin's 28.

Machaev vs Hendin form

Hendin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jakub Dohnal at OKTAGON 56 on 20th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tobias Harila at Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester on 29th September 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Araik Margarian at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had lost to Jordan Vucenic at Cage Warriors 134 on 18th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at 02 Arena, London, London.

He was victorious against Paull McBain at Cage Warriors 125 on 26th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Machaev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Hendin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Machaev vs Hendin start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 PM UTC , which was 12:40 PM EST or 9:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Machaev vs Hendin?

Mochamed Machaev was a 22/25 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while James Hendin made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.