Cooper vs Abevi

Who won Cooper vs Abevi?

Maurice Abevi beat Blake Cooper by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Fight Night 14, on Friday 29th September 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

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).

Cooper vs Abevi stats

Blake Cooper stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 1 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Maurice Abevi made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Blake Cooper's 2nd fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Blake Cooper's One Championship record stood at 0-2-0, while Maurice Abevi's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Abevi had a massive power advantage over Cooper, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Cooper's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cooper had a massive advantage over Abevi, boasting a 100% submission rate over Abevi's 50%.

Blake Cooper was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Cooper was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 4 years and 1 month earlier than Abevi, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 5 to Abevi's 12.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Maurice Abevi had been fighting more than Blake Cooper.

Going to this contest, Blake Cooper had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 1 day ago, while Maurice Abevi's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 14 days ago.

What were the odds on Cooper vs Abevi?

Blake Cooper was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Maurice Abevi made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.