Pergande vs Bashir

Who won Pergande vs Bashir?

Alexei Pergande beat Akeem Bashir by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 4, on Thursday 8th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Pergande vs Bashir stats

Alexei Pergande stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 1 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Akeem Bashir made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Alexei Pergande's 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Alexei Pergande's PFL record stood at 5-0-0, while Akeem Bashir's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Bashir had a massive power advantage over Pergande, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Pergande's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pergande had a massive advantage over Bashir, boasting a 100% submission rate over Bashir's 33%.

Alexei Pergande was the younger man by 14 years, at 23 years old.

Pergande was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 4 years and 3 months earlier than Bashir, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 12 to Bashir's 10.

Activity check

Pergande's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pergande vs Bashir?

Alexei Pergande was a 7/25 (-370) favourite going into the contest, while Akeem Bashir made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+250) with oddsmakers.