Aliakbari vs Joynson

Who won Aliakbari vs Joynson?

Amir Aliakbari beat Dustin Joynson by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Fight Night 12, on Friday 14th July 2023 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Aliakbari vs Joynson stats

Amir Aliakbari stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dustin Joynson made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Amir Aliakbari's One Championship record stood at 4-2-0, while Dustin Joynson's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Aliakbari had a massive power advantage over Joynson, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Joynson's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Joynson had an advantage over Aliakbari, with a 14% submission rate over Aliakbari's 0%.

Amir Aliakbari was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Joynson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Aliakbari.

Aliakbari was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 5 months later than Joynson, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 24 to Joynson's 22.

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Aliakbari's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Joynson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Aliakbari vs Joynson?

Amir Aliakbari was a 4/9 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Dustin Joynson made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+150) with oddsmakers.