Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III

Who won Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III?

Ray Cooper beat Magomed Magomedkerimov by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of PFL 2021 #10, on Wednesday 27th October 2021 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Ray Cooper made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Ray Cooper marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Magomed Magomedkerimov's PFL record stood at 16-1-0, while Ray Cooper's came in at 12-6-1.

The stats suggested Cooper had a large advantage in power over Magomedkerimov, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Magomedkerimov's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedkerimov had a slight advantage over Cooper, with a 32% submission rate over Cooper's 30%.

Magomed Magomedkerimov was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Magomedkerimov had a height advantage of 6 inches over Cooper. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Magomedkerimov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Cooper, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 77 to Cooper's 60.

Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III form

Magomedkerimov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against David Zawada at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gleison Tibau at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had lost to Ray Cooper at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Sadibou Sy at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Cooper had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rory MacDonald at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Nikolay Aleksakhin at PFL 2021 #5 on 17th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jason Ponet at PFL 2021 #2 on 29th April 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Before that, he was victorious against David Michaud at PFL 2019 #10 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had won against Chris Curtis at PFL 2019 #7 on 11th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Magomed Magomedkerimov had been fighting more than Ray Cooper.

Going to this contest, Magomed Magomedkerimov had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 6 days ago, while Ray Cooper's last outing had been 3 years, 7 months and 16 days ago.

Magomedkerimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Cooper's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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