Alaoui vs Haz

Who won Alaoui vs Haz?

Rachid Haz beat Xavier Alaoui by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL MENA 1, on Friday 10th May 2024 at N/A in Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Alaoui vs Haz stats

Xavier Alaoui stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Rachid Haz made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Xavier Alaoui's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Rachid Haz marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Xavier Alaoui's PFL record stood at 0-1-0, while Rachid Haz's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Haz had an advantage in power over Alaoui, with a 22% knock out percentage over Alaoui's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Haz had an advantage over Alaoui, with a 56% submission rate over Alaoui's 43%.

Xavier Alaoui was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Haz had a height advantage of 4 inches over Alaoui.

Alaoui was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 4 months later than Haz, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 46 to Haz's 32.

Activity check

Haz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Alaoui vs Haz?

Xavier Alaoui was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Rachid Haz made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.