Alistair Overeem vs Augusto Sakai
Result, odds and stats · Heavyweight · 5 rounds
Sat, Sep 5, 2020Odds at the close
Favourite
Heavyweight
Record
46-18
UFC
11-7
Age
40
Height
6'4"
Reach
80"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Closing lineno-vig, 1 US book
84%16%
Closed −833 / +500.
Underdog
Heavyweight
Record
15-1
UFC
4-0
Age
29
Height
6'3"
Reach
77"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Fight stats
Alistair OvereemAugusto Sakai
Significant strikes92 of 11499 of 173
Knockdowns00
Takedowns3 of 30 of 0
Control time5:292:22
Submission attempts00
How they fight
Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.
■ Alistair Overeem
■ Augusto Sakai
Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.
Common opponents
Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.
Alistair Overeem
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
May 2016 · landed 1.1 more significant strikes a minute
Augusto Sakai
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Apr 2019 · Arlovski landed 2.2 more a minute
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CLOSE—
Andre Muniz def. Bartosz Fabinskisubmission, round 1 (2:42)Underdog won
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Brian Kelleher def. Ray Rodriguezsubmission, round 1 (0:39)
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Hunter Azure def. Cole Smithdecision, 3 rounds
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Michel Pereira def. Zelim Imadaevsubmission, round 3 (4:39)
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Viviane Araujo def. Montana De La Rosadecision, 3 rounds
CLOSE61%
Questions and answers
Who won Alistair Overeem vs Augusto Sakai?
Alistair Overeem beat Augusto Sakai by KO/TKO, round 5 (0:26) on Saturday, September 5, 2020.
Was Alistair Overeem the favourite?
The favourite won. The closing line gave Alistair Overeem a 84% chance.
What were Alistair Overeem and Augusto Sakai's records going into the fight?
Alistair Overeem is 46-18 (11-7 in the UFC). Augusto Sakai is 15-1 (4-0 in the UFC).