Musayev vs Case

Who won Musayev vs Case?

Tofiq Musayev beat Johnny Case by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 20, on Tuesday 31st December 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Musayev vs Case division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Musayev vs Case stats

Tofiq Musayev stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Johnny Case made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Tofiq Musayev's 8th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Johnny Case marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Tofiq Musayev's Rizin record stood at 7-1-0, while Johnny Case's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Musayev had an advantage in power over Case, with a 81% knock out percentage over Case's 70%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Case had a slight advantage over Musayev, with a 15% submission rate over Musayev's 13%.

Tofiq Musayev was the same age as Johnny Case, at 35 years old.

Musayev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 5 months later than Case, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 43 to Case's 65.

Musayev vs Case form

Musayev had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alexander Shabliy at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Sidney Outlaw at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten Patricky Pitbull at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had defeated Johnny Case at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

Musayev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Case's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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