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By The Numbers: Halil Amir vs. Ahmed Mujtaba


One Championship sees potential star power in Halil Amir.

The unbeaten Turk will take the next step in his development when he squares off with Ahmed Mujtaba in a ONE on Prime Video 16 lightweight showcase this Friday at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Amir has stopped eight of his first nine opponents. He last appeared at ONE on Prime Video 9, where he took a unanimous decision from Maurice Abevi in their three-round encounter on April 21. Mujtaba, meanwhile, has won two of his past three bouts. He last fought on May 5, when he submitted to a heel hook from Ultimate Fighting Championship castoff Sage Northcutt in the first round of their ONE on Prime Video 10 pairing.

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As Amir and Mujtaba move ever closer to their forthcoming battle at 170 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

29: Years of age for Amir, who was born in Antalya, Turkey, on Sept. 2, 1994.

7: Amir victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 78% of his career total. His list of victims includes Timofey Nastyukhin, Vasily Kozlov and Ognjen Dimic. Amir holds one other victory by submission (11%) and one more by decision (11%).

133: Seconds needed for Amir to put away Oguzhan Kilic with punches at a regional event on April 24, 2016. More than seven years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

8: Organizations for which Amir has suited up as a mixed martial artist. In addition to his 2-0 mark in ONE, he has gone, 1-0 Fight Nights Global, 1-0 in UAW Warriors, 1-0 in Serbian Battle Championship, 1-0 in the Legend Fighting League, 1-0 in Strike Fighting Championship, 1-0 in King of Warriors MMA and 1-0 in Turkey Elite MMA.

.700: Cumulative winning percentage between the two men—Abevi and Nastyukhin—Amir has beaten since he joined the One Championship roster. They sport a combined record of 21-9.

30: Years of age for Mujtaba, who was born on Feb. 21, 1993 in Quetta, Pakistan.

5: Mujtaba wins by submission, accounting for 56% of his career total (nine). His methods of choice: two rear-naked chokes, two triangle chokes and one armbar. Mujtaba owns two other wins by knockout or technical knockout (22%), another by decision (11%) and one more by disqualification (11%).

1,392: Days spent by Mujtaba as an undefeated mixed martial artist. He made his pro debut on April 20, 2013 and started a perfect 6-0 before he suffered his first setback on Feb. 10, 2017.

6: Countries in which Mujtaba has plied his MMA trade. He has gone 4-0 in Singapore, 1-2 in Malaysia, 2-0 in the Philippines, 1-0 in Thailand, 1-0 in his native Pakistan and 0-1 in the United States.

27: Combined victories between the three men—Northcutt, Jia Wen Ma and Keanu Subba—who have defeated Mujtaba. They boast a cumulative .659 winning percentage at 27-14.
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