Opetaia vs Cinkara

Who won Opetaia vs Cinkara?

Jai Opetaia beat Huseyin Cinkara by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, December 6th, 2025, at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was for the unified cruiserweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and The Ring belts on the line.

Opetaia was making his 7th defense of the The Ring Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in July 2022. He had held this belt for 3 years, 5 months and 19 days.

He was also making his 5th defense of the IBF World Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in May 2024. He had held this title for 1 year, 7 months and 3 days. This fight was a mandatory contest for 's IBF Belt.

Also on the undercard Jason Moloney beat Herlan Gomez, Max McIntyre defeated Jed Morris, Ben Mahoney was victorious over Winston Hill, and Teremoana Teremoana beat German Garcia Montes.

Opetaia vs Cinkara stats

Jai Opetaia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Huseyin Cinkara made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws.

Jai Opetaia was the younger man by 10 years, at 30 years old.

Jai Opetaia fought out of the southpaw stance, while Huseyin Cinkara was an orthodox fighter.

Opetaia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 months earlier than Cinkara, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Cinkara's 75.

Huseyin Cinkara was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Opetaia vs Cinkara form

Opetaia remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Claudio Squeo on June 8, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Prior to that, he had defeated David Nyika on January 8, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jack Massey on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had won against Mairis Briedis on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had beaten Ellis Zorro on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Activity check

Opetaia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Opetaia vs Cinkara start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Opetaia vs Cinkara?

The UFC Fight Pass show began at 2:30 AM EST / 11:30 PM PST. The UFC Fight Pass UK broadcast of the card started at 7:30 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Opetaia vs Cinkara?

Jai Opetaia was a 1/18 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Huseyin Cinkara made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.