Primus vs Rabadanov

Who won Primus vs Rabadanov?

Gadzhi Rabadanov beat Brent Primus by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of PFL 2024 Championships, on Friday 29th November 2024 at The Mayadeen in Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Primus vs Rabadanov stats

Brent Primus stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Gadzhi Rabadanov made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Brent Primus' 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Gadzhi Rabadanov marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Brent Primus' PFL record stood at 4-1-0, while Gadzhi Rabadanov's came in at 6-0-0.

The stats suggested Rabadanov had an advantage in power over Primus, with a 30% knock out percentage over Primus' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Primus had a massive advantage over Rabadanov, boasting a 53% submission rate over Rabadanov's 22%.

Brent Primus was the older man by 40 years, at 40 years old.

Primus had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rabadanov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Primus was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Rabadanov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 51 to Rabadanov's 70.

Primus vs Rabadanov form

Brent Primus had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Mansour Barnaoui at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alexander Shabliy at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Benson Henderson at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

He had been defeated by Islam Mamedov at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Rabadanov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Michael Dufort at PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on 16th August 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Elvin Espinoza at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Solomon Renfro at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Pieter Buist at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

He had defeated Koji Takeda at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gadzhi Rabadanov had been fighting more than Brent Primus.

Going to this contest, Brent Primus had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 22 days ago, while Gadzhi Rabadanov's last outing had been 9 months and 13 days ago.

Primus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Rabadanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Primus vs Rabadanov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Primus vs Rabadanov?

Brent Primus was a 4/1 (+410) underdog going into the contest, while Gadzhi Rabadanov made his way into the ring at 1/6 (-590) with oddsmakers.