Bhullar vs Malykhin

Who won Bhullar vs Malykhin?

Anatoly Malykhin beat Arjan Bhullar by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of ONE Friday Fights 22, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

This contest was for the One Championship Heavyweight championship.

Bhullar vs Malykhin stats

Arjan Bhullar stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anatoly Malykhin made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Anatoly Malykhin marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Arjan Bhullar's One Championship record stood at 2-2-0, while Anatoly Malykhin's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Malykhin had a massive power advantage over Bhullar, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Bhullar's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Malykhin had a large advantage over Bhullar, boasting a 27% submission rate over Bhullar's 0%.

Arjan Bhullar was the older man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Bhullar was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Malykhin, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 39 to Malykhin's 24.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anatoly Malykhin had been fighting more than Arjan Bhullar.

Going to this contest, Arjan Bhullar had last fought 9 months and 20 days ago, while Anatoly Malykhin's last outing had been 2 years and 19 days ago.

Bhullar's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Malykhin's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bhullar vs Malykhin?

Arjan Bhullar was a 9/2 (+470) underdog going into the contest, while Anatoly Malykhin made his way into the ring at 1/8 (-830) with oddsmakers.