Rozenstruik vs Gaziev

Who won Rozenstruik vs Gaziev?

Jairzinho Rozenstruik beat Shamil Gaziev by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Rozenstruik vs Gaziev stats

Jairzinho Rozenstruik stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Shamil Gaziev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jairzinho Rozenstruik's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Shamil Gaziev marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik's UFC record stood at 9-6-0, while Shamil Gaziev's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Rozenstruik had a large advantage in power over Gaziev, boasting a 92% knock out percentage over Gaziev's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gaziev had a large advantage over Rozenstruik, boasting a 25% submission rate over Rozenstruik's 0%.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Rozenstruik was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 years and 4 months earlier than Gaziev, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 42 to Gaziev's 25.

Rozenstruik vs Gaziev form

Jairzinho Rozenstruik had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Curtis Blaydes at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Augusto Sakai at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Before that, he had beaten Junior dos Santos at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Francis NGannou at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

Rozenstruik's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Gaziev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rozenstruik vs Gaziev?

Jairzinho Rozenstruik was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Shamil Gaziev made his way into the ring at 12/25 (-210) with oddsmakers.