Rozenstruik vs Gaziev

Who won Rozenstruik vs Gaziev?

Jairzinho Rozenstruik beat Shamil Gaziev by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Rozenstruik vs Gaziev stats

Jairzinho Rozenstruik stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Shamil Gaziev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik's UFC record stood at 8-5-0, while Shamil Gaziev's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Rozenstruik had a large advantage in power over Gaziev, boasting a 92% knock out percentage over Gaziev's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gaziev had a large advantage over Rozenstruik, boasting a 25% submission rate over Rozenstruik's 0%.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik was the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Rozenstruik was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 years and 4 months earlier than Gaziev, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 36 to Gaziev's 21.

Rozenstruik vs Gaziev form

Jairzinho Rozenstruik had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jailton Almeida at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Chris Daukaus at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Curtis Blaydes at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Augusto Sakai at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Activity check

Rozenstruik's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Gaziev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rozenstruik vs Gaziev?

Jairzinho Rozenstruik was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Shamil Gaziev made his way into the ring at 12/25 (-210) with oddsmakers.