Kazama vs Armfield

Who won Kazama vs Armfield?

Garrett Armfield beat Toshiomi Kazama by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie, on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Kazama vs Armfield stats

Toshiomi Kazama stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Garrett Armfield made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Toshiomi Kazama's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Garrett Armfield's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Armfield had a massive power advantage over Kazama, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Kazama's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kazama had a large advantage over Armfield, boasting a 50% submission rate over Armfield's 25%.

Toshiomi Kazama was the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Armfield had 2-inch reach advantage.

Kazama was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 11 months later than Armfield, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 24 to Armfield's 22.

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Armfield's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 18 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 Kazama vs Armfield?

Toshiomi Kazama was a 27/20 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Garrett Armfield made his way into the ring at 61/100 (-160) with oddsmakers.