Ruotolo vs Mujtaba

Who won Ruotolo vs Mujtaba?

Kade Ruotolo beat Ahmed Mujtaba by submission in the 1st round during the main card of ONE 169, on Friday 8th November 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

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).

Ruotolo vs Mujtaba stats

Kade Ruotolo stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Ahmed Mujtaba made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Kade Ruotolo's 3rd fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Ahmed Mujtaba marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Kade Ruotolo's One Championship record stood at 3-0-0, while Ahmed Mujtaba's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Mujtaba had a large advantage in power over Ruotolo, boasting a 22% knock out percentage over Ruotolo's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mujtaba had a massive advantage over Ruotolo, boasting a 56% submission rate over Ruotolo's 0%.

Kade Ruotolo was the younger man by 32 years, at years old.

Ruotolo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 12 years earlier than Mujtaba, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 3 to Mujtaba's 19.

Ruotolo vs Mujtaba form

Ruotolo remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ahmed Mujtaba at ONE 169 on 8th November 2024 by submission in the 1st round at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Blake Cooper at ONE 167 on 7th June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tommy Langaker at ONE 165 on 28th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their ONE Lightweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he was victorious against Tommy Langaker at ONE Fight Night 11 on 9th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their ONE Lightweight championship fight at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

He had won against Matheus Gabriel at ONE on Prime Video 5 on 2nd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their ONE Lightweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Mujtaba had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Halil Amir at ONE Fight Night 16 on 3rd November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sage Northcutt at ONE on Prime Video 10 on 5th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at 1stBank Center, Broomfield, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Abraao Amorim at ONE Championship 163 on 19th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had defeated Rahul Raju at ONE Championship – Unbreakable 3 on 5th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He had been defeated by Jia Wen Ma at ONE Championship – Visions of Victory on 9th March 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kade Ruotolo had been fighting more than Ahmed Mujtaba.

Going to this contest, Kade Ruotolo had last fought 6 months and 1 day ago, while Ahmed Mujtaba's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 6 days ago.

Ruotolo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Mujtaba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ruotolo vs Mujtaba start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ruotolo vs Mujtaba?

Kade Ruotolo was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Ahmed Mujtaba made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.