Saika vs Abdulkhalikov

Who won Saika vs Abdulkhalikov?

Ali Abdulkhalikov beat Tatsuya Saika by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya.

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

Saika vs Abdulkhalikov stats

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

Ali Abdulkhalikov made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Tatsuya Saika's Rizin record stood at 0-2-0, while Ali Abdulkhalikov's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Saika had a massive power advantage over Abdulkhalikov, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Abdulkhalikov's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Saika and Abdulkhalikov would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Tatsuya Saika was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Saika had a height advantage of 2 inches over Abdulkhalikov.

Saika was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in , 10 years and 7 months earlier than Abdulkhalikov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 15 to Abdulkhalikov's 40.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ali Abdulkhalikov had been fighting more than Tatsuya Saika.

Going to this contest, Tatsuya Saika had last fought 2 years and 12 days ago, while Ali Abdulkhalikov's last outing had been 4 years and 9 months ago.

What were the odds on Saika vs Abdulkhalikov?

Tatsuya Saika was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Ali Abdulkhalikov made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.