Magomedkerimov vs III

Who won Magomedkerimov vs III?

Magomed Magomedkerimov beat Ray Cooper by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of PFL 2018 #11, on Monday 31st December 2018 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Magomedkerimov vs III stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Ray Cooper made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Ray Cooper marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Magomed Magomedkerimov's PFL record stood at 16-1-0, while Ray Cooper's came in at 12-6-1.

The stats suggested Cooper had a large advantage in power over Magomedkerimov, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Magomedkerimov's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cooper had a slight advantage over Magomedkerimov, with a 29% submission rate over Magomedkerimov's 27%.

Magomed Magomedkerimov was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Magomedkerimov had a height advantage of 6 inches over Cooper. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Magomedkerimov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Cooper, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 77 to Cooper's 60.

Magomedkerimov vs III form

Magomedkerimov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Solomon Renfro at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten David Zawada at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gleison Tibau at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he was victorious against Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had lost to Ray Cooper at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

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Magomedkerimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Cooper's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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