Abdouraguimov vs Staropoli

Who won Abdouraguimov vs Staropoli?

Abdoul Abdouraguimov beat Laureano Staropoli by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of PFL Europe 2024 Championships, on Saturday 14th December 2024 at LDLC Arena in Lyon.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Abdoul Abdouraguimov.

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).

Abdouraguimov vs Staropoli stats

Abdoul Abdouraguimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Laureano Staropoli made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Abdoul Abdouraguimov's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Laureano Staropoli marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Abdoul Abdouraguimov's PFL record stood at 3-0-0, while Laureano Staropoli's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Staropoli had a massive power advantage over Abdouraguimov, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Abdouraguimov's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Abdouraguimov had a massive advantage over Staropoli, boasting a 67% submission rate over Staropoli's 15%.

Abdoul Abdouraguimov was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Staropoli had a height advantage of 3 inches over Abdouraguimov.

Abdouraguimov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 3 months later than Staropoli, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 40 to Staropoli's 43.

Abdouraguimov vs Staropoli form

Laureano Staropoli had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Murad Ramazanov 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 won against Baba Boundjou Nadjombe at PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs on 30th September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Zenith Paris La Villette, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jamie Pickett at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had lost to Muslim Salikhov at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Activity check

Abdouraguimov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Staropoli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Abdouraguimov vs Staropoli start?

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

What were the odds on Abdouraguimov vs Staropoli?

Abdoul Abdouraguimov was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Laureano Staropoli made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.