Popov vs Mowry

Who won Popov vs Mowry?

Oleg Popov beat Steve Mowry by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of PFL 1, on Thursday 4th April 2024 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Popov vs Mowry stats

Oleg Popov stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Steve Mowry made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Oleg Popov's 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024.

Oleg Popov's PFL record stood at 5-1-0, while Steve Mowry's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Popov had a slight advantage in power over Mowry, with a 44% knock out percentage over Mowry's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mowry had a massive advantage over Popov, boasting a 60% submission rate over Popov's 19%.

Oleg Popov was the same age as Steve Mowry, at 33 years old.

Mowry had a height advantage of 7 inches over Popov.

Popov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 months earlier than Mowry, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 52 to Mowry's 23.

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Mowry's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Popov vs Mowry?

Oleg Popov was a 7/10 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Steve Mowry made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.