Mokhnatkina vs Leibrock

Who won Mokhnatkina vs Leibrock?

Marina Mokhnatkina beat Amber Leibrock by submission in the 1st round during the main card of PFL Playoffs, on Friday 18th August 2023 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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

Mokhnatkina vs Leibrock stats

Marina Mokhnatkina stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Amber Leibrock made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Marina Mokhnatkina's PFL record stood at 5-2-0, while Amber Leibrock's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Leibrock had a massive power advantage over Mokhnatkina, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Mokhnatkina's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mokhnatkina had a massive advantage over Leibrock, boasting a 50% submission rate over Leibrock's 14%.

Marina Mokhnatkina was the same age as Amber Leibrock, at 37 years old.

Leibrock had a height advantage of 6 inches over Mokhnatkina. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Mokhnatkina was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 11 months later than Leibrock, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 19 more professional rounds, 38 to Leibrock's 19.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Amber Leibrock had been fighting more than Marina Mokhnatkina.

Going to this contest, Marina Mokhnatkina had last fought 4 years and 16 days ago, while Amber Leibrock's last outing had been 2 years and 11 days ago.

Mokhnatkina's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 14 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Leibrock's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mokhnatkina vs Leibrock?

Marina Mokhnatkina was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Amber Leibrock made her way into the ring at 13/4 (+330) with oddsmakers.