Saika vs Abdulkhalikov

Who won Saika vs Abdulkhalikov?

Ali Abdulkhalikov beat Tatsuya Saika by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Saika vs Abdulkhalikov division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Saika vs Abdulkhalikov stats

Tatsuya Saika stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ali Abdulkhalikov made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Tatsuya Saika's Rizin record stood at 0-2-0, while Ali Abdulkhalikov's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Saika had a massive power advantage over Abdulkhalikov, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Abdulkhalikov's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Saika and Abdulkhalikov would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Tatsuya Saika was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Saika had a height advantage of 2 inches over Abdulkhalikov.

Saika was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 7 months earlier than Abdulkhalikov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 15 to Abdulkhalikov's 40.

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Abdulkhalikov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Saika vs Abdulkhalikov?

Tatsuya Saika was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Ali Abdulkhalikov made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.