Belgaroui vs Iwasaki

Who won Belgaroui vs Iwasaki?

Yousri Belgaroui beat Taiga Iwasaki by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of Contender Series 2024 – Week 5, on Tuesday 10th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Belgaroui vs Iwasaki stats

Yousri Belgaroui stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Taiga Iwasaki made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Belgaroui had a large advantage in power over Iwasaki, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Iwasaki's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Iwasaki had a large advantage over Belgaroui, boasting a 22% submission rate over Belgaroui's 0%.

Yousri Belgaroui was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Belgaroui had a height advantage of 4 inches over Iwasaki.

Belgaroui was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 months later than Iwasaki, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 24 to Iwasaki's 15.

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What time did Belgaroui vs Iwasaki start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Belgaroui vs Iwasaki?

Yousri Belgaroui was a 1/6 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Taiga Iwasaki made his way into the ring at 19/5 (+470) with oddsmakers.