Rozenstruik vs Gaziev

Who won Rozenstruik vs Gaziev?

Jairzinho Rozenstruik beat Shamil Gaziev by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Rozenstruik vs Gaziev stats

Jairzinho Rozenstruik stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Shamil Gaziev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jairzinho Rozenstruik's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Shamil Gaziev marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik's UFC record stood at 9-6-0, while Shamil Gaziev's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Rozenstruik had a large advantage in power over Gaziev, boasting a 92% knock out percentage over Gaziev's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gaziev had a large advantage over Rozenstruik, boasting a 25% submission rate over Rozenstruik's 0%.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Rozenstruik was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 years and 4 months earlier than Gaziev, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 42 to Gaziev's 25.

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Gaziev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rozenstruik vs Gaziev?

Jairzinho Rozenstruik was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Shamil Gaziev made his way into the ring at 12/25 (-210) with oddsmakers.