Alaqraa vs Dafrawy

Who won Alaqraa vs Dafrawy?

Omar El Dafrawy beat Mohammad Alaqraa by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims 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 Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Alaqraa vs Dafrawy stats

Mohammad Alaqraa stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Omar El Dafrawy made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Mohammad Alaqraa's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Omar El Dafrawy marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Mohammad Alaqraa's PFL record stood at 2-1-0, while Omar El Dafrawy's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Dafrawy had a large advantage in power over Alaqraa, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Alaqraa's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dafrawy had a slight advantage over Alaqraa, with a 17% submission rate over Alaqraa's 14%.

Mohammad Alaqraa was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Dafrawy had a height advantage of 1 inch over Alaqraa.

Alaqraa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 3 months later than Dafrawy, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 20 to Dafrawy's 42.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Omar El Dafrawy had been fighting more than Mohammad Alaqraa.

Going to this contest, Mohammad Alaqraa had last fought 6 months and 10 days ago, while Omar El Dafrawy's last outing had been 6 months and 10 days ago.

Alaqraa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Dafrawy's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Alaqraa vs Dafrawy start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:50 PM UTC , which was 12:50 PM EST or 9:50 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:50 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Alaqraa vs Dafrawy?

Mohammad Alaqraa was a 1/4 (-430) favourite going into the contest, while Omar El Dafrawy made his way into the ring at 27/10 (+290) with oddsmakers.