Kennedy vs Khaybulaev

Who won Kennedy vs Khaybulaev?

Movlid Khaybulaev beat Jeremy Kennedy by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 3rd April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Movlid Khaybulaev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Kennedy vs Khaybulaev stats

Jeremy Kennedy stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Movlid Khaybulaev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 21 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jeremy Kennedy's 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Movlid Khaybulaev marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Jeremy Kennedy's PFL record stood at 2-3-0, while Movlid Khaybulaev's came in at 8-0-1.

The stats suggested Kennedy had a slight advantage in power over Khaybulaev, with a 37% knock out percentage over Khaybulaev's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Khaybulaev had a slight advantage over Kennedy, with a 14% submission rate over Kennedy's 11%.

Jeremy Kennedy was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Kennedy had a height advantage of 5 inches over Khaybulaev. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kennedy was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 7 months later than Khaybulaev, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 63 to Khaybulaev's 54.

Kennedy vs Khaybulaev form

Kennedy had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gabriel Alves Braga at PFL 2024 Championships on 29th November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Mayadeen, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Patricio Pitbull at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Pedro Carvalho at Bellator Dublin on 24th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin.

Before that, he had beaten Aaron Pico at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

He had defeated Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Khaybulaev remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Tyler Diamond at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ryoji Kudo at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Wade at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Brendan Loughnane at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He was victorious against Lance Palmer at PFL 2021 #6 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jeremy Kennedy had been fighting more than Movlid Khaybulaev.

Going to this contest, Jeremy Kennedy had last fought 6 months and 17 days ago, while Movlid Khaybulaev's last outing had been 2 years and 7 days ago.

Kennedy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Khaybulaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kennedy vs Khaybulaev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kennedy vs Khaybulaev?

Jeremy Kennedy was a 19/4 (+480) underdog going into the contest, while Movlid Khaybulaev made his way into the ring at 1/8 (-770) with oddsmakers.