Mazzeo vs Christian

Who won Mazzeo vs Christian?

Kevin Christian beat Francesco Mazzeo by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 7, on Tuesday 24th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Mazzeo vs Christian stats

Francesco Mazzeo stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kevin Christian made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Mazzeo had a massive power advantage over Christian, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Christian's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Christian had a massive advantage over Mazzeo, boasting a 50% submission rate over Mazzeo's 0%.

Francesco Mazzeo was the same age as Kevin Christian, at years old.

Mazzeo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 years and 2 months later than Christian, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 7 to Christian's 15.

Activity check

Mazzeo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What time did Mazzeo vs Christian start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mazzeo vs Christian?

Francesco Mazzeo was a 11/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Kevin Christian made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.