Northcutt vs Mujtaba

Who won Northcutt vs Mujtaba?

Sage Northcutt beat Ahmed Mujtaba by submission in the 1st round during the main card of ONE on Prime Video 10, on Friday 5th May 2023 at 1stBank Center in Broomfield.

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).

Northcutt vs Mujtaba stats

Sage Northcutt stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ahmed Mujtaba made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Sage Northcutt's One Championship record stood at 1-1-0, while Ahmed Mujtaba's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Northcutt had a large advantage in power over Mujtaba, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Mujtaba's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mujtaba had a large advantage over Northcutt, boasting a 56% submission rate over Northcutt's 27%.

Sage Northcutt was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Northcutt had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mujtaba.

Northcutt was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 6 months later than Mujtaba, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 26 to Mujtaba's 18.

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Northcutt's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Mujtaba's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Northcutt vs Mujtaba?

Sage Northcutt was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Ahmed Mujtaba made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.