Najand vs Handanagic

Who won Najand vs Handanagic?

Wahid Najand beat Max Handanagic by submission in the 1st round during the main card of OKTAGON 60, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Rudolf Weber Arena in Oberhausen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Najand vs Handanagic stats

Wahid Najand stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Max Handanagic made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Wahid Najand's 2nd fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Max Handanagic marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Wahid Najand's Oktagon MMA record stood at 2-0-0, while Max Handanagic's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Handanagic had an advantage in power over Najand, with a 44% knock out percentage over Najand's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Handanagic had an advantage over Najand, with a 33% submission rate over Najand's 14%.

Wahid Najand was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Handanagic had a height advantage of 2 inches over Najand.

Najand was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 months earlier than Handanagic, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 25 to Handanagic's 31.

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What were the odds on Najand vs Handanagic?

Wahid Najand was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Max Handanagic made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.