Sanikidze vs Cartwright

Who won Sanikidze vs Cartwright?

Jack Cartwright beat Mate Sanikidze by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of OKTAGON 61, on Saturday 21st September 2024 at Winning Group Arena in Brno.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jack Cartwright.

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).

Sanikidze vs Cartwright stats

Mate Sanikidze stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jack Cartwright made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 10 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Mate Sanikidze's 6th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Jack Cartwright marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Mate Sanikidze's Oktagon MMA record stood at 4-2-0, while Jack Cartwright's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Sanikidze had a slight advantage in power over Cartwright, with a 40% knock out percentage over Cartwright's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cartwright had a massive advantage over Sanikidze, boasting a 50% submission rate over Sanikidze's 10%.

Mate Sanikidze was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Sanikidze had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cartwright.

Sanikidze was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 months later than Cartwright, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 35 to Cartwright's 27.

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Cartwright's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Sanikidze vs Cartwright start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:40 PM UTC , which was 2:40 PM EST or 11:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Sanikidze vs Cartwright?

Mate Sanikidze was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Jack Cartwright made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.