Kikuiri vs Terrado

Who won Kikuiri vs Terrado?

Masayuki Kikuiri beat Herman Terrado by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Kikuiri vs Terrado stats

Masayuki Kikuiri stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Herman Terrado made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Masayuki Kikuiri's 2nd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Herman Terrado marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Masayuki Kikuiri's Bellator record stood at 2-0-0, while Herman Terrado's came in at 0-3-1.

The stats suggested Kikuiri had an advantage in power over Terrado, with a 67% knock out percentage over Terrado's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Terrado had a massive advantage over Kikuiri, boasting a 40% submission rate over Kikuiri's 0%.

Masayuki Kikuiri was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Kikuiri had a height advantage of 3 inches over Terrado.

Kikuiri was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 years and 1 month later than Terrado, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 32 to Terrado's 42.

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Terrado's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kikuiri vs Terrado?

Masayuki Kikuiri was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Herman Terrado made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.