Shurkevich vs Kikuiri

Who won Shurkevich vs Kikuiri?

Masayuki Kikuiri beat Alexey Shurkevich by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Bellator 295, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Shurkevich vs Kikuiri stats

Alexey Shurkevich stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Masayuki Kikuiri made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Alexey Shurkevich's Bellator record stood at 1-1-0, while Masayuki Kikuiri's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Shurkevich had a slight advantage in power over Kikuiri, with a 69% knock out percentage over Kikuiri's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shurkevich had a slight advantage over Kikuiri, with a 8% submission rate over Kikuiri's 0%.

Alexey Shurkevich was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Shurkevich was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Kikuiri, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 41 to Kikuiri's 29.

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What were the odds on Shurkevich vs Kikuiri?

Alexey Shurkevich was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Masayuki Kikuiri made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.