Neda vs Kuppe

Who won Neda vs Kuppe?

Mostafa Rashed Neda beat Korey Kuppe by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of 2023 PFL Playoffs, on Wednesday 23rd August 2023 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Neda vs Kuppe stats

Mostafa Rashed Neda stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Korey Kuppe made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Mostafa Rashed Neda's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Mostafa Rashed Neda's PFL record stood at 2-1-0, while Korey Kuppe's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Neda had a massive power advantage over Kuppe, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Kuppe's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kuppe had a massive advantage over Neda, boasting a 88% submission rate over Neda's 14%.

Mostafa Rashed Neda was the younger man by 36 years, at years old.

Neda was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year later than Kuppe, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 18 to Kuppe's 26.

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Kuppe's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Neda vs Kuppe?

Mostafa Rashed Neda was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Korey Kuppe made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.