Chikadze vs Caceres

Who won Chikadze vs Caceres?

Giga Chikadze beat Alex Caceres by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie, on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 37-30, 30-27 in favor of the winner Giga Chikadze.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Chikadze vs Caceres stats

Giga Chikadze stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Alex Caceres made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Alex Caceres marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Giga Chikadze's UFC record stood at 8-1-0, while Alex Caceres' came in at 16-13-0.

The stats suggested Chikadze had a massive power advantage over Caceres, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Caceres' 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Caceres had a large advantage over Chikadze, boasting a 33% submission rate over Chikadze's 7%.

Giga Chikadze was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Chikadze had a height advantage of 2 inches over Caceres. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Chikadze was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years and 1 month later than Caceres, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 53 less professional rounds, 38 to Caceres' 91.

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Chikadze's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Caceres' last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Chikadze vs Caceres?

Giga Chikadze was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Alex Caceres made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.