Wasuk vs Strong

Who won Wasuk vs Strong?

Christian Strong beat Ali Wasuk by knockout in the 4th round during the co-main event of BFL 82, on Thursday 23rd January 2025 at Harbour Event & Convention Centre in Vancouver.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Wasuk vs Strong stats

Ali Wasuk stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 5 by submission.

Christian Strong 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.

Both men made their promotional debut for the BFL.

The stats suggested Strong had a massive power advantage over Wasuk, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Wasuk's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wasuk had a massive advantage over Strong, boasting a 56% submission rate over Strong's 0%.

Ali Wasuk was the same age as Christian Strong, at years old.

Wasuk was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Strong, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 37 to Strong's 27.

Wasuk vs Strong form

Ali Wasuk had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cristhian Rivas at BFL 80 on 9th May 2024 by submission in the 4th round at Harbour Event & Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tyler Wilson at BFL 79 on 8th February 2024 by submission in the 3rd round in their BFL Bantamweight championship fight at Harbour Event & Convention Center, Vancouver.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Josh Kwiatkowski at BFL 78 on 19th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Harbour Event & Convention Centre, Vancouver.

Before that, he had lost to Serhiy Sidey at BFL 77 on 9th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their BFL Bantamweight championship fight at Harbour Event & Convention Center, Vancouver.

He was victorious against Mitch Strazzella at BFL 76 on 30th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Harbour Convention Centre, Vancouver.

Activity check

Wasuk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Wasuk vs Strong start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Wasuk vs Strong?

Ali Wasuk was a 5/6 (-120) favourite going into the contest, while Christian Strong made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.