Taha vs Zarauz

Who won Taha vs Zarauz?

Khalid Taha beat Jose Zarauz by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of OKTAGON 69, on Saturday 5th April 2025 at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Taha vs Zarauz stats

Khalid Taha stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jose Zarauz made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Khalid Taha's 1st fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Jose Zarauz marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Khalid Taha's Oktagon MMA record stood at 1-0-0, while Jose Zarauz's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Taha had a massive power advantage over Zarauz, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Zarauz's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zarauz had a slight advantage over Taha, with a 19% submission rate over Taha's 15%.

Khalid Taha was the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

Zarauz had a height advantage of 4 inches over Taha.

Taha was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 10 months later than Zarauz, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 41 to Zarauz's 85.

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Taha's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Taha vs Zarauz?

Khalid Taha was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Zarauz made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.