Umalatov vs Ward

Who won Umalatov vs Ward?

Magomed Umalatov beat Brennan Ward by submission in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 6, on Friday 28th June 2024 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

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).

Umalatov vs Ward stats

Magomed Umalatov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Brennan Ward made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Magomed Umalatov's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Brennan Ward marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Magomed Umalatov's PFL record stood at 8-1-0, while Brennan Ward's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Umalatov had a slight advantage in power over Ward, with a 79% knock out percentage over Ward's 71%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ward had an advantage over Umalatov, with a 24% submission rate over Umalatov's 7%.

Magomed Umalatov was the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Umalatov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ward. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Umalatov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 10 months later than Ward, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 32 to Ward's 39.

Umalatov vs Ward form

Umalatov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Andrey Koreshkov at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Nayib Lopez at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dilano Taylor at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had won against Leandro Silva at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Brennan Ward had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Don Madge at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Logan Storley at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sabah Homasi at Bellator 290 on 4th February 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kia Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had defeated Kassius Kayne at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against Brandon Bell at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brennan Ward had been fighting more than Magomed Umalatov.

Going to this contest, Magomed Umalatov had last fought 11 months and 11 days ago, while Brennan Ward's last outing had been 11 months and 11 days ago.

Umalatov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Umalatov vs Ward start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Umalatov vs Ward?

Magomed Umalatov was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Brennan Ward made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.