Saputra vs Zakirov

Who won Saputra vs Zakirov?

Sanzhar Zakirov beat Eko Roni Saputra by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of ONE Fight Night 29, on Friday 7th March 2025 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

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

Saputra vs Zakirov stats

Eko Roni Saputra stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Sanzhar Zakirov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 13 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Eko Roni Saputra's 11th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Sanzhar Zakirov marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Eko Roni Saputra's One Championship record stood at 7-4-0, while Sanzhar Zakirov's came in at 5-0-0.

The stats suggested Zakirov had a slight advantage in power over Saputra, with a 38% knock out percentage over Saputra's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saputra had a massive advantage over Zakirov, boasting a 71% submission rate over Zakirov's 31%.

Eko Roni Saputra was the older man by 12 years, at 33 years old.

Zakirov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Saputra.

Saputra was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Zakirov, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 14 to Zakirov's 30.

Saputra vs Zakirov form

Saputra had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Yong Hu at ONE Fight Night 15 on 6th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Danny Kingad at ONE on Prime Video 7 on 10th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Yodkaikaew Fairtex at ONE Championship 162 on 21st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had beaten Chan Rothana at ONE Championship on 11th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He had defeated Peng Shuai Liu at ONE Championship – Battleground 2 on 13th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

Saputra's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What time did Saputra vs Zakirov 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 Saputra vs Zakirov?

Eko Roni Saputra was a 12/1 (+1200) underdog going into the contest, while Sanzhar Zakirov made his way into the ring at 1/33 (-3300) with oddsmakers.