Magomedkerimov vs Sy

Who won Magomedkerimov vs Sy?

Magomed Magomedkerimov beat Sadibou Sy by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of PFL 10, on Friday 24th November 2023 at The Anthem in Washington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Magomedkerimov vs Sy stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 33 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Sadibou Sy made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Sadibou Sy marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Magomed Magomedkerimov's PFL record stood at 16-1-0, while Sadibou Sy's came in at 11-7-2.

The stats suggested Sy had an advantage in power over Magomedkerimov, with a 50% knock out percentage over Magomedkerimov's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedkerimov had a large advantage over Sy, boasting a 27% submission rate over Sy's 0%.

Magomed Magomedkerimov was the younger man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Sy had a height advantage of 2 inches over Magomedkerimov. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Magomedkerimov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Sy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 77 to Sy's 68.

Magomedkerimov vs Sy form

Magomed Magomedkerimov had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Curtis Millender at PFL 2021 #5 on 17th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chris Curtis at PFL 2019 #7 on 11th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 2 round contest at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chris Curtis at PFL 2019 #4 on 11th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Before that, he was victorious against John Howard at PFL 2019 #1 on 9th May 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island.

He had won against Ray Cooper at PFL 2018 #11 on 31st December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Sy had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Shane Mitchell at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Carlos Leal at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Rory MacDonald at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

He had beaten Nikolay Aleksakhin at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sadibou Sy had been fighting more than Magomed Magomedkerimov.

Going to this contest, Magomed Magomedkerimov had last fought 4 years and 1 day ago, while Sadibou Sy's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 26 days ago.

Magomedkerimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Sy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Magomedkerimov vs Sy?

Magomed Magomedkerimov was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Sadibou Sy made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.