Saito vs Karamov

Who won Saito vs Karamov?

Yutaka Saito beat Vugar Kyaramov by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 28, on Sunday 13th June 2021 at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム) in Bunkyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yutaka Saito.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Saito vs Karamov division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Saito vs Karamov stats

Yutaka Saito stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Vugar Kyaramov made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Yutaka Saito's Rizin record stood at 4-3-0, while Vugar Kyaramov's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Kyaramov had an advantage in power over Saito, with a 40% knock out percentage over Saito's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kyaramov had a large advantage over Saito, boasting a 40% submission rate over Saito's 11%.

Yutaka Saito was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Kyaramov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Saito.

Saito was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 months earlier than Kyaramov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, 77 to Kyaramov's 40.

Activity check

Saito's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Saito vs Karamov?

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