Zahabi vs Turcios

Who won Zahabi vs Turcios?

Aiemann Zahabi beat Ricky Turcios by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th July 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Aiemann Zahabi.

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).

Zahabi vs Turcios stats

Aiemann Zahabi stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ricky Turcios made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Aiemann Zahabi's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Ricky Turcios' came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Zahabi had a massive power advantage over Turcios, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Turcios' 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zahabi had an advantage over Turcios, with a 25% submission rate over Turcios' 9%.

Aiemann Zahabi was the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Turcios had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zahabi. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Zahabi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 months earlier than Turcios, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 23 to Turcios' 39.

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