Dafrawy vs Zeidan

Who won Dafrawy vs Zeidan?

Omar El Dafrawy beat Anthony Zeidan by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL MENA 2, on Friday 12th July 2024 at The Green Halls in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Omar El Dafrawy.

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).

Dafrawy vs Zeidan stats

Omar El Dafrawy stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Anthony Zeidan made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Omar El Dafrawy's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Anthony Zeidan marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Omar El Dafrawy's PFL record stood at 3-0-0, while Anthony Zeidan's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Dafrawy had a massive power advantage over Zeidan, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Zeidan's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zeidan had a slight advantage over Dafrawy, with a 25% submission rate over Dafrawy's 20%.

Omar El Dafrawy was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

Dafrawy had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zeidan.

Dafrawy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years earlier than Zeidan, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 42 to Zeidan's 15.

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What time did Dafrawy vs Zeidan start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Dafrawy vs Zeidan?

Omar El Dafrawy was a 4/6 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Anthony Zeidan made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+120) with oddsmakers.