Safari vs Koren

Who won Safari vs Koren?

Stav Koren beat Hussain Bakhsh Safari by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 178, on Friday 8th March 2024 at KP Arena in Santa Cruz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Safari vs Koren stats

Hussain Bakhsh Safari stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

Stav Koren made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Hussain Bakhsh Safari's LFA record stood at 0-1-0, while Stav Koren's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested that Safari and Koren have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Safari had a massive advantage over Koren, boasting a 50% submission rate over Koren's 0%.

Hussain Bakhsh Safari was the older man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Koren had a height advantage of 5 inches over Safari.

Safari was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 months earlier than Koren, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 19 to Koren's 10.

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What were the odds on Safari vs Koren?

Hussain Bakhsh Safari was a 22/25 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Stav Koren made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.