Vera vs Aliakbari

Who won Vera vs Aliakbari?

Amir Aliakbari beat Brandon Vera by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Championship 164, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Vera vs Aliakbari stats

Brandon Vera stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Amir Aliakbari made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Brandon Vera's One Championship record stood at 4-3-0, while Amir Aliakbari's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Aliakbari had a slight advantage in power over Vera, with a 73% knock out percentage over Vera's 69%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a slight advantage over Aliakbari, with a 6% submission rate over Aliakbari's 0%.

Brandon Vera was the older man by 10 years, at 46 years old.

Aliakbari had a height advantage of 1 inch over Vera.

Vera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 13 years and 3 months earlier than Aliakbari, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 52 to Aliakbari's 24.

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Vera's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Aliakbari's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 17 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 Vera vs Aliakbari?

Brandon Vera was a 3/1 (+330) underdog going into the contest, while Amir Aliakbari made his way into the ring at 2/9 (-530) with oddsmakers.