Murtazaliev vs Newman

When is Murtazaliev vs Newman?

Khalid Murtazaliev is set to face Jordan Newman during the prelims of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Friday 18th April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Murtazaliev vs Newman stats

Khalid Murtazaliev steps into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jordan Newman will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Both men will be making their promotional debut for the PFL.

The stats suggest Murtazaliev has a massive power advantage over Newman, boasting a 81% knock out percentage over Newman's 29%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Newman will have a large advantage over Murtazaliev, boasting a 29% submission rate over Murtazaliev's 0%.

Khalid Murtazaliev is the same age as Jordan Newman, at years old.

Murtazaliev has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Murtazaliev is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Newman, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 23 more professional rounds, 38 to Newman's 15.

Murtazaliev vs Newman form

Newman remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Imamshafi Aliev at Bellator Champions Series: San Diego on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Matthew Perry at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jayden Taulker at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he was victorious against Cody Herbert at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had won against Branko Busick at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Murtazaliev's last 4 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Newman's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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