Tanzilov vs Musasa

Who won Tanzilov vs Musasa?

Josias Musasa beat Otar Tanzilov by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 5, on Tuesday 10th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Josias Musasa.

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).

Tanzilov vs Musasa stats

Otar Tanzilov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Josias Musasa made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Musasa had a large advantage in power over Tanzilov, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Tanzilov's 78%.

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

Otar Tanzilov was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Tanzilov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Musasa.

Tanzilov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Musasa, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 19 to Musasa's 12.

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What time did Tanzilov vs Musasa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tanzilov vs Musasa?

Otar Tanzilov was a 3/4 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Josias Musasa made his way into the ring at 19/20 (+120) with oddsmakers.