Raju vs Cheema

Who won Raju vs Cheema?

Rahul Raju beat Furqan Cheema by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of ONE Championship – Edge of Greatness, on Friday 22nd November 2019 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

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).

Raju vs Cheema stats

Rahul Raju stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Furqan Cheema made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Rahul Raju's One Championship record stood at 3-5-0, while Furqan Cheema's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Cheema had a massive power advantage over Raju, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Raju's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Raju had an advantage over Cheema, with a 50% submission rate over Cheema's 33%.

Rahul Raju was the younger man by 34 years, at years old.

Cheema had a height advantage of 2 inches over Raju.

Raju was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years earlier than Cheema, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 24 to Cheema's 5.

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Raju's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Raju vs Cheema?

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