Saaiman vs Mitchell

Who won Saaiman vs Mitchell?

Cameron Saaiman beat Terrence Mitchell by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 290, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

Saaiman vs Mitchell stats

Cameron Saaiman stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Terrence Mitchell made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Cameron Saaiman's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Terrence Mitchell's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Saaiman had a slight advantage in power over Mitchell, with a 63% knock out percentage over Mitchell's 54%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mitchell had a massive advantage over Saaiman, boasting a 46% submission rate over Saaiman's 13%.

Cameron Saaiman was the younger man by 11 years, at 23 years old.

Mitchell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Saaiman.

Saaiman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 10 years and 9 months later than Mitchell, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 26 to Mitchell's 24.

Activity check

Saaiman's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Saaiman vs Mitchell?

Cameron Saaiman was a 4/25 (-630) favourite going into the contest, while Terrence Mitchell made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.