Sigvaldason vs Yalcin

Who won Sigvaldason vs Yalcin?

Oguzhan Yalcin beat Blake Sigvaldason by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of BFL 75, on Thursday 1st December 2022 at Harbour Convention Centre in Vancouver.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Oguzhan Yalcin.

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).

Sigvaldason vs Yalcin stats

Blake Sigvaldason stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Oguzhan Yalcin made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for the BFL.

The stats suggested Sigvaldason had a massive power advantage over Yalcin, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Yalcin's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sigvaldason had an advantage over Yalcin, with a 67% submission rate over Yalcin's 50%.

Blake Sigvaldason was the older man by 30 years, at 30 years old.

Sigvaldason was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Yalcin, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 12 to Yalcin's 10.

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Yalcin's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sigvaldason vs Yalcin?

Blake Sigvaldason was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Oguzhan Yalcin made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.