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 20th May 2017 at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 110-117, 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 loses and 0  draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Murata had advantage in power over N'Dam, with a 75% knock out percentage over N'Dam's 60%.

Hassan N’Dam was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

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

Both Hassan N’Dam & 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, 311 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 17th December 2016 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Stade de l’Est, Saint-Denis, France.

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

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

Before that, he had won against Patrick Mendy on 12th March 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 20th June 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 beat Bruno Sandoval on 30th December 2016 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ariake Colosseum, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beat George Tahdooahnippah on 23rd July 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 14th May 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 30th January 2016 by knockout in the 2nd round at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China.

He had defeated Gunnar Jackson on 7th November 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.