Magomedkerimov vs Howard

Who won Magomedkerimov vs Howard?

Magomed Magomedkerimov beat John Howard by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL 2019 #1, on Thursday 9th May 2019 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Magomedkerimov vs Howard stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

John Howard made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Magomed Magomedkerimov's PFL record stood at 16-1-0, while John Howard's came in at 3-3-1.

The stats suggested Magomedkerimov had a slight advantage in power over Howard, with a 43% knock out percentage over Howard's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedkerimov had a slight advantage over Howard, with a 30% submission rate over Howard's 26%.

Magomed Magomedkerimov was the younger man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Magomedkerimov had a height advantage of 6 inches over Howard. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Magomedkerimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 10 months later than Howard, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 77 to Howard's 100.

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Magomedkerimov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Howard's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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