Akhtamov vs Dawson

Who won Akhtamov vs Dawson?

Mirafzal Akhtamov beat Keyth Dawson by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 172, on Friday 17th November 2023 at Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix.

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).

Akhtamov vs Dawson stats

Mirafzal Akhtamov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Keyth Dawson made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Mirafzal Akhtamov's 2nd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Mirafzal Akhtamov's LFA record stood at 2-0-0, while Keyth Dawson's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Dawson had an advantage in power over Akhtamov, with a 50% knock out percentage over Akhtamov's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Akhtamov and Dawson would have been pretty equal, both with a 50% submission rate.

Mirafzal Akhtamov was the same age as Keyth Dawson, at 32 years old.

Dawson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Akhtamov.

Akhtamov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Dawson, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 17 to Dawson's 11.

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What were the odds on Akhtamov vs Dawson?

Mirafzal Akhtamov was a 1/4 (-420) favourite going into the contest, while Keyth Dawson made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.