Ditcheva vs Hermansson

Who won Ditcheva vs Hermansson?

Dakota Ditcheva beat Malin Hermansson by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL Europe, on Saturday 25th March 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Ditcheva vs Hermansson stats

Dakota Ditcheva stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Malin Hermansson made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

This was Dakota Ditcheva's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Dakota Ditcheva's PFL record stood at 9-0-0, while Malin Hermansson's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Ditcheva had a massive power advantage over Hermansson, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Hermansson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hermansson had an advantage over Ditcheva, with a 20% submission rate over Ditcheva's 0%.

Dakota Ditcheva was the same age as Malin Hermansson, at years old.

Ditcheva had a height advantage of 3 inches over Hermansson.

Ditcheva was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 4 months later than Hermansson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 20 to Hermansson's 24.

Activity check

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

What were the odds on Ditcheva vs Hermansson?

Dakota Ditcheva was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Malin Hermansson made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.