Hamli vs Khan

Who won Hamli vs Khan?

Salah Eddine Hamli beat Abbas Khan by submission in the 3rd round during the co-main event of PFL MENA 1, on Friday 9th May 2025 at Onyx Arena in Jeddah.

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).

Hamli vs Khan stats

Salah Eddine Hamli stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Abbas Khan made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Salah Eddine Hamli's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Abbas Khan marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Salah Eddine Hamli's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Abbas Khan's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Khan had a slight advantage in power over Hamli, with a 33% knock out percentage over Hamli's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hamli had a large advantage over Khan, boasting a 38% submission rate over Khan's 17%.

Salah Eddine Hamli was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Hamli had a height advantage of 2 inches over Khan.

Hamli was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 1 year and 8 months later than Khan, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 18 to Khan's 28.

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What time did Hamli vs Khan start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 PM UTC , which was 12:40 PM EST or 9:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hamli vs Khan?

Salah Eddine Hamli was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Abbas Khan made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.