Mitchell vs Tairi

Who won Mitchell vs Tairi?

John Mitchell beat Souhil Tahiri by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series, on Saturday 25th January 2025 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner John Mitchell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Mitchell vs Tairi stats

John Mitchell stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Souhil Tahiri made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Bellator.

The stats suggested Tahiri had a slight advantage in power over Mitchell, with a 43% knock out percentage over Mitchell's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tahiri had a large advantage over Mitchell, boasting a 43% submission rate over Mitchell's 13%.

John Mitchell was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Mitchell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tahiri.

Mitchell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 1 month later than Tahiri, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 26 to Tahiri's 30.

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Mitchell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Tahiri's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Mitchell vs Tairi start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:25 PM UTC , which was 11:25 AM EST or 8:25 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:25 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Mitchell vs Tairi?

John Mitchell was a 1/9 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Souhil Tahiri made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.