Rabadanov vs Diakiese

Who won Rabadanov vs Diakiese?

Gadzhi Rabadanov beat Marc Diakiese by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Friday 18th April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

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).

Rabadanov vs Diakiese stats

Gadzhi Rabadanov stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Marc Diakiese made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Gadzhi Rabadanov's 7th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Marc Diakiese marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Gadzhi Rabadanov's PFL record stood at 7-0-0, while Marc Diakiese's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Rabadanov and Diakiese have similar power, both with a 33% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rabadanov had an advantage over Diakiese, with a 21% submission rate over Diakiese's 6%.

Gadzhi Rabadanov was the younger man by 32 years, at years old.

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

Rabadanov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 months earlier than Diakiese, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 71 to Diakiese's 60.

Rabadanov vs Diakiese form

Rabadanov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Brent Primus at PFL 2024 Championships on 29th November 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at The Mayadeen, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Michael Dufort at PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on 16th August 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious 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.

He had won against Pieter Buist at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Marc Diakiese had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Tim Wilde at Bellator Champions Series: London on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at OVO Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Kaue Fernandes at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Joel Alvarez at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

He was victorious against Damir Had ovi at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Gadzhi Rabadanov had last fought 7 months and 18 days ago, while Marc Diakiese's last outing had been 10 months and 3 days ago.

Rabadanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Diakiese's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Rabadanov vs Diakiese start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rabadanov vs Diakiese?

Gadzhi Rabadanov was a 1/10 (-1100) favourite going into the contest, while Marc Diakiese made his way into the ring at 23/4 (+610) with oddsmakers.