Nurmagomedov vs Pietila

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Pietila?

Usman Nurmagomedov beat Patrik Pietila by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator MMA, on Saturday 23rd October 2021 at VTB Arena in Moscow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Nurmagomedov vs Pietila division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Nurmagomedov vs Pietila stats

Usman Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Patrik Pietila made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Usman Nurmagomedov's 8th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Usman Nurmagomedov's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Patrik Pietila's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Nurmagomedov had a massive power advantage over Pietila, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Pietila's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pietila had a slight advantage over Nurmagomedov, with a 27% submission rate over Nurmagomedov's 23%.

Usman Nurmagomedov was the older man by 26 years, at 26 years old.

Pietila had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nurmagomedov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Nurmagomedov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 10 months later than Pietila, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 38 to Pietila's 44.

Nurmagomedov vs Pietila form

Nurmagomedov remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alexander Shabliy at Bellator Champions Series: San Diego on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Brent Primus at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Benson Henderson at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he was victorious against Patricky Pitbull at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

He had won against Chris Gonzalez at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

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Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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