Berkhamov vs Jean

Who won Berkhamov vs Jean?

Thad Jean beat Mukhamed Berkhamov by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 3rd April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Berkhamov vs Jean stats

Mukhamed Berkhamov stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Thad Jean made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Mukhamed Berkhamov's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Thad Jean marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Mukhamed Berkhamov's PFL record stood at 1-1-0, while Thad Jean's came in at 5-0-0.

The stats suggested Jean had a massive power advantage over Berkhamov, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Berkhamov's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Berkhamov had a massive advantage over Jean, boasting a 56% submission rate over Jean's 13%.

Mukhamed Berkhamov was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Berkhamov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 12 years and 4 months later than Jean, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 33 to Jean's 16.

Berkhamov vs Jean form

Mukhamed Berkhamov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ray Cooper at PFL 9: 2024 Playoffs on 23rd August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Herman Terrado at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 290 on 4th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Kia Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, his fight against Lorenz Larkin at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

He had defeated Jaleel Willis at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Jean remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Chris Brown at PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on 16th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Romain Debienne at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ali Omar at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had defeated Eric Alequin at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 1 on 27th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.

He was victorious against Sarek Shields at LFA 128 on 8th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Thad Jean had been fighting more than Mukhamed Berkhamov.

Going to this contest, Mukhamed Berkhamov had last fought 9 months and 12 days ago, while Thad Jean's last outing had been 9 months and 19 days ago.

Berkhamov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Jean's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Berkhamov vs Jean start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:15 AM UTC , which was 9:15 PM EST or 6:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:15 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Berkhamov vs Jean?

Mukhamed Berkhamov was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Thad Jean made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.