N'Dam vs Murata

Who won N’Dam vs Murata?

Hassan N’Dam beat Ryota Murata by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 20th, 2017, at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 116-111, 115-112 in favor of winner Hassan N’Dam.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBA middleweight championship of the world.

N’Dam vs Murata stats

Back in May 2017, Hassan N’Dam stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryota Murata made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Murata had an advantage in power over N'Dam, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to N'Dam's 60%.

Hassan N’Dam was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Murata had a height advantage of 1 inch over N'Dam.

Both Hassan N’Dam and Ryota Murata fought out of an orthodox stance.

N'Dam was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 8 years and 8 months earlier than Murata, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 191 more professional rounds, totaling 311 compared to Murata's 120.

Hassan N’Dam went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA at middleweight.

Ryota Murata was ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 1 by the WBO in the 160lb division.

N’Dam vs Murata form

N'Dam had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Alfonso Blanco on December 17, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Stade de l’Est, Saint-Denis, France.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tomasz Gargula on July 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at La Palestre, Le Cannet.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robert Swierzbinski on May 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Cirque d'Hiver, Paris.

Before that, he had won against Patrick Mendy on March 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret.

He had been beaten by David Lemieux on June 20, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Murata had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Bruno Sandoval on December 30, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Ariake Colosseum, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten George Tahdooahnippah on July 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Felipe Santos Pedroso on May 14, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Las Vegas, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.

Before that, he had won against Gaston Alejandro Vega on January 30, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China.

He had defeated Gunnar Jackson on November 7, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryota Murata had been fighting more than Hassan N’Dam.

Going into this contest, Hassan N’Dam had last fought 5 months and 3 days ago, while Ryota Murata's last outing had been 4 months and 20 days ago.

N'Dam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Murata's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did N’Dam vs Murata start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on N’Dam vs Murata?

Hassan N’Dam was a 81/50 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Ryota Murata made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.