Who won Sasaki vs Allen?
Ulka Sasaki beat Boyd Allen by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 42, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ulka Sasaki.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Sasaki vs Allen division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).
Sasaki vs Allen stats
Ulka Sasaki stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.
Boyd Allen made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 10 by submission.
Ulka Sasaki's Rizin record stood at 3-4-0, while Boyd Allen's came in at 0-2-0.
The stats suggested Sasaki had a slight advantage in power over Allen, with a 9% knock out percentage over Allen's 6%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Allen had an advantage over Sasaki, with a 63% submission rate over Sasaki's 52%.
Ulka Sasaki was the older man by 34 years, at 34 years old.
Allen had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sasaki. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Sasaki was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 months earlier than Allen, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 72 to Allen's 52.
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Sasaki's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Sasaki vs Allen?
Ulka Sasaki was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Boyd Allen made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.
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