Xavier vs Albrektsson

When is Xavier vs Albrektsson?

Rafael Xavier will take on Karl Albrektsson during the prelims of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Friday 27th June 2025 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Xavier vs Albrektsson stats

Rafael Xavier steps into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Karl Albrektsson will make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Rafael Xavier will be making their debut in the PFL. Karl Albrektsson will mark his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Karl Albrektsson's PFL record currently stands at 0-1-0.

The stats suggest Xavier has an advantage in power over Albrektsson, with a 69% knock out percentage over Albrektsson's 50%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Albrektsson will have a slight advantage over Xavier, with a 21% submission rate over Xavier's 15%.

Rafael Xavier is the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Albrektsson has a height advantage of 1 inch over Xavier.

Xavier's experience as a professional fighter is relatively equal to Albrektsson's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 7 months later than Albrektsson, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 4 more professional rounds, 45 to Albrektsson's 41.

Xavier vs Albrektsson form

Karl Albrektsson has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Simeon Powell at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 4 on 1st May 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Grant Neal at Bellator 290 on 4th February 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kia Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Karl Moore at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

He had beaten Viktor Nemkov at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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Albrektsson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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