Cavalcanti vs Ko

Who won Cavalcanti vs Ko?

Seok Hyun Ko beat Igor Cavalcanti by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Contender Series 2024 – Week 4, on Tuesday 3rd September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Seok Hyun Ko.

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).

Cavalcanti vs Ko stats

Igor Cavalcanti stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Seok Hyun Ko made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

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

The stats suggested Cavalcanti had an advantage in power over Ko, with a 78% knock out percentage over Ko's 60%.

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

Igor Cavalcanti was the older man by 26 years, at 26 years old.

Cavalcanti had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ko.

Cavalcanti was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 7 months later than Ko, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 12 to Ko's 25.

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What time did Cavalcanti vs Ko start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cavalcanti vs Ko?

Igor Cavalcanti was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Seok Hyun Ko made his way into the ring at 18/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.