Tau vs Smith

Who won Tau vs Smith?

Elijah Smith beat Aaron Tau by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Contender Series 2024 – Week 6, on Tuesday 17th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Elijah Smith.

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).

Tau vs Smith stats

Aaron Tau stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Elijah Smith made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Tau had a slight advantage in power over Smith, with a 75% knock out percentage over Smith's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had an advantage over Tau, with a 17% submission rate over Tau's 0%.

Aaron Tau was the same age as Elijah Smith, at years old.

Tau was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 9 to Smith's 14.

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What time did Tau vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tau vs Smith?

Aaron Tau was a 15/8 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Elijah Smith made his way into the ring at 21/50 (-290) with oddsmakers.