Jean vs Omar

Who won Jean vs Omar?

Thad Jean beat Ali Omar by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 7, on Friday 4th August 2023 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Jean vs Omar stats

Thad Jean stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ali Omar made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Thad Jean's 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Thad Jean's PFL record stood at 4-0-0, while Ali Omar's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested that Jean and Omar have similar power, both with a 40% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Jean and Omar would have been pretty equal, both with a 20% submission rate.

Thad Jean was the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Jean was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 6 years and 5 months earlier than Omar, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 15 to Omar's 16.

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Jean's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 months. 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 Jean vs Omar?

Thad Jean was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Ali Omar made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.