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Murata vs. N'Jikam: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Ryōta Murata (Golden Fist) and Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam fight for the vacant WBA (Regular) middleweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
31
Aug 25, 2013
12-0
0
9 (75%)
183 cm
191 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Dec 30, 2016
4m, 20d
12
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Dec 4, 2004
35-2
2
21 (56.8%)
181 cm
187 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Dec 17, 2016
5m, 3d
4
WBO
MD
e1
middleweight
Saturday, 20 May 2017
Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan
v0.1.9-beta 2024-05-03
Ryōta Murata vs. Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam I

Date

This fight between Ryōta Murata and Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam took place on at the Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, Ryōta Murata is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam is 181 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Murata also has reach advantage of 4 cms over N'Jikam's 187 cm. On top of that, Murata also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over N'Jikam.

Murata is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 12-0 (9 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 20 days ago against Bruno Sandoval, which he won via 3rd round KO.

N'Jikam comes in with a record of 35-2 (21 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 3 days ago against Alfonso Blanco, which he won via 1st round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Murata will be 31 years and 4 months old. N'Jikam will be 33 years and 3 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 63-37 in favor of Ryōta Murata. Here is the prediction for Murata vs N'Jikam.

Ryōta Murata is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam defeated Ryōta Murata via 12 round SD to win the vacant WBA middleweight title. Murata's undefeated record of 12 wins comes to an end, and N'Jikam advances his win streak to 5. N'Jikam is now 36-2, and Murata 12-1.

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  2. Ryōta Murata knocks out Steven Butler in the 5th round
  3. Fedor Chudinov defeats Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Ryōta Murata knocks out Rob Brant in the 2nd round in their 2nd fight
  5. Rob Brant defeats Ryōta Murata via 12-round unanimous decision
  6. Ryōta Murata stops Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam in the 7th round in their 2nd fight
  7. Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam defeats Avtandil Khurtsidze via 12-round unanimous decision