Khojaev vs Imhotep

Who won Khojaev vs Imhotep?

Sunni Imhotep beat Jovidon Khojaev by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 155, on Friday 2nd June 2023 at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sunni Imhotep.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Khojaev vs Imhotep stats

Jovidon Khojaev stepped into the octagon with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Sunni Imhotep made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Jovidon Khojaev's Cage Warriors record stood at 0-1-0, while Sunni Imhotep's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Imhotep had a massive power advantage over Khojaev, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Khojaev's 0%.

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

Jovidon Khojaev was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Imhotep had a height advantage of 1 inch over Khojaev.

Khojaev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 months earlier than Imhotep, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 10 to Imhotep's 8.

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Imhotep's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Khojaev vs Imhotep?

Jovidon Khojaev was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Sunni Imhotep made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.