Ryan Benoit vs Ashkan Mokhtarian

Ryan Benoit
United States

Ryan Benoit

“Baby Face”

10-8

Winner

VS
Ashkan Mokhtarian
Iran

Ashkan Mokhtarian

“The Assassin”

13-4

Winner

Ryan Benoit

KO/TKO (Kick · Head · At Distance) · Round 3 — 2:38

18 November 2017 · Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia

Key takeaways

  • Ryan Benoit beat Ashkan Mokhtarian by KO/TKO in round 3 at 2:38.
  • Ryan Benoit landed 47 of 95 total strikes and 0 of 1 takedowns, with 0:02 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 18-20, 19-19, 19-19.

Tale of the tape

Ryan BenoitAshkan Mokhtarian
10-8Record13-4
28Age on fight night32
5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′6″ (168 cm)
68.5″ (174 cm)Reach67″ (170 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
Janjira Muay ThaiTeamAustralian Top Team
San Diego, California, United StatesFromTehran, Iran

Fight statistics

47of 95 · 49%Total strikes landed43of 102 · 42%
42of 88Head strikes20of 71
4of 6Body strikes11of 18
1of 1Leg strikes12of 13
1Knockdowns0
0:02Control time0:22

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Ryan BenoitRoundAshkan Mokhtarian
11/25strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR115/30strikes0/2TD0KD0:22control
22/43strikes0/1TD0KD0:02controlR220/52strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control
14/27strikes0/0TD1KD0:00controlR38/20strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Kon Papaioannou

9R1109R210

18total20

Evan Field

9R11010R29

19total19

Charlie Keech

9R11010R29

19total19

Form going into the fight

Ryan Benoit

  1. LBrandon Morenosplit decision2016
  2. WFredy Serranosplit decision2016
  3. LJosh Sampo2013
  4. WSergio PettisKO/TKO R2 1:342015
  5. LBen Nguyensubmission R1 2:352015

Ashkan Mokhtarian

  1. LJohn Moragaunanimous decision2017

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