Grigoriou vs Kazama

Who won Grigoriou vs Kazama?

Toshiomi Kazama beat Charalampos Grigoriou by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 10th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Grigoriou vs Kazama stats

Charalampos Grigoriou stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Toshiomi Kazama made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Charalampos Grigoriou's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Toshiomi Kazama marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Charalampos Grigoriou's UFC record stood at 0-2-0, while Toshiomi Kazama's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Grigoriou had a massive power advantage over Kazama, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Kazama's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kazama had a massive advantage over Grigoriou, boasting a 50% submission rate over Grigoriou's 0%.

Charalampos Grigoriou was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Grigoriou was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 4 years and 1 month earlier than Kazama, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 31 to Kazama's 26.

Activity check

Kazama's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Grigoriou vs Kazama start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:40 PM UTC , which was 6:40 PM EST or 3:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Grigoriou vs Kazama?

Charalampos Grigoriou was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Toshiomi Kazama made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.