Kawajiri vs Abdulkhalikov

Who won Kawajiri vs Abdulkhalikov?

Tatsuya Kawajiri beat Ali Abdulkhalikov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 17, on Sunday 28th July 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tatsuya Kawajiri.

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

Kawajiri vs Abdulkhalikov stats

Tatsuya Kawajiri stepped into the octagon with a record of 36 wins, 13 losses and 2 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Ali Abdulkhalikov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Tatsuya Kawajiri's Rizin record stood at 2-4-0, while Ali Abdulkhalikov's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Abdulkhalikov had a slight advantage in power over Kawajiri, with a 43% knock out percentage over Kawajiri's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kawajiri had a large advantage over Abdulkhalikov, boasting a 28% submission rate over Abdulkhalikov's 0%.

Tatsuya Kawajiri was the older man by 15 years, at 45 years old.

Abdulkhalikov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kawajiri.

Kawajiri was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 44 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 13 years and 5 months earlier than Abdulkhalikov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 58 more professional rounds, 98 to Abdulkhalikov's 40.

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