Schulte vs Radzhabov

Who won Schulte vs Radzhabov?

Natan Schulte beat Loik Radzhabov by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main card of PFL 2019 #10, on Tuesday 31st December 2019 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Natan Schulte.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Schulte vs Radzhabov stats

Natan Schulte stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Loik Radzhabov made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Loik Radzhabov marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Natan Schulte's PFL record stood at 14-2-1, while Loik Radzhabov's came in at 4-4-1.

The stats suggested Radzhabov had a large advantage in power over Schulte, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Schulte's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Schulte had an advantage over Radzhabov, with a 47% submission rate over Radzhabov's 31%.

Natan Schulte was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Schulte had a height advantage of 2 inches over Radzhabov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Schulte was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 9 months earlier than Radzhabov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 75 to Radzhabov's 62.

Schulte vs Radzhabov form

Natan Schulte had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Akhmet Aliev at PFL 2019 #8 on 17th October 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rashid Magomedov at PFL 2018 #11 on 31st December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chris Wade at PFL 2018 #9 on 13th October 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, California.

Before that, he had drawn with Johnny Case at PFL 2018 #9 on 13th October 2018 by majority draw in their 2 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach.

He was victorious against Jason High at PFL 2018 #5 on 2nd August 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, United States.

Radzhabov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mateusz Rebecki at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Esteban Ribovics at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Raush Manfio at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Alex Martinez at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He had defeated Akhmet Aliev at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Loik Radzhabov had been fighting more than Natan Schulte.

Going to this contest, Natan Schulte had last fought 5 years, 8 months and 10 days ago, while Loik Radzhabov's last outing had been 2 years and 3 days ago.

Schulte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Radzhabov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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