Folayang vs Khan

Who won Folayang vs Khan?

Eduard Folayang beat Amir Khan by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of ONE Fight Night 14, on Friday 29th September 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Folayang vs Khan stats

Eduard Folayang stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Amir Khan made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Eduard Folayang's One Championship record stood at 13-11-0, while Amir Khan's came in at 14-9-0.

The stats suggested Khan had a massive power advantage over Folayang, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Folayang's 32%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Khan had a slight advantage over Folayang, with a 14% submission rate over Folayang's 5%.

Eduard Folayang was the older man by 10 years, at 39 years old.

Khan had a height advantage of 4 inches over Folayang.

Folayang was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Khan, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 84 to Khan's 49.

Folayang vs Khan form

Eduard Folayang had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Shinya Aoki at ONE on TNT 4 on 28th April 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tony Caruso at ONE Championship – Inside the Matrix on 30th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Pieter Buist at ONE Championship – Fire & Fury on 31st January 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

Before that, he had won against Tsogookhuu Amarsanaa at ONE Championship – Masters of Fate on 8th November 2019 by split decision in the 3rd round at Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila.

He had lost to Eddie Alvarez at ONE Championship – Dawn of Heroes on 2nd August 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Mall of Asia Arena, Manila.

Activity check

Folayang's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Khan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 5 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Folayang vs Khan?

Eduard Folayang was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Amir Khan made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.