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

Wilkinson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov at PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on 16th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Joshua Silveira at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tom Breese at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Thiago Santos at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Omari Akhmedov at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

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Akhmedov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Wilkinson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 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.