Akhmedov vs Wilkinson

Who won Akhmedov vs Wilkinson?

Rob Wilkinson beat Omari Akhmedov by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship, on Friday 25th November 2022 at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden in New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Akhmedov vs Wilkinson stats

Omari Akhmedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Rob Wilkinson made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Rob Wilkinson marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Omari Akhmedov's PFL record stood at 3-2-0, while Rob Wilkinson's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Wilkinson had an advantage in power over Akhmedov, with a 47% knock out percentage over Akhmedov's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wilkinson had an advantage over Akhmedov, with a 47% submission rate over Akhmedov's 30%.

Omari Akhmedov was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Wilkinson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Akhmedov. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Akhmedov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Wilkinson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 65 to Wilkinson's 39.

Akhmedov vs Wilkinson form

Akhmedov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Teodoras Aukstuolis at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Viktor Pesta at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jordan Young at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Brad Tavares at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Chris Weidman at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Akhmedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Wilkinson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Akhmedov vs Wilkinson?

Omari Akhmedov was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Rob Wilkinson made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.