Abdouraguimov vs Wheeler

Who won Abdouraguimov vs Wheeler?

Abdoul Abdouraguimov beat Brad Wheeler by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs, on Saturday 30th September 2023 at Zenith Paris La Villette in Paris.

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 Wheeler stats

Abdoul Abdouraguimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Brad Wheeler made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

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

Abdoul Abdouraguimov's PFL record stood at 3-0-0, while Brad Wheeler's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Wheeler had an advantage in power over Abdouraguimov, with a 28% knock out percentage over Abdouraguimov's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Abdouraguimov had a slight advantage over Wheeler, with a 69% submission rate over Wheeler's 61%.

Abdoul Abdouraguimov was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Wheeler had a height advantage of 2 inches over Abdouraguimov.

Abdouraguimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 7 months later than Wheeler, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 40 to Wheeler's 61.

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Wheeler's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Abdouraguimov vs Wheeler?

Abdoul Abdouraguimov was a 1/18 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Brad Wheeler made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.