Akhtamov vs Thompson

Who won Akhtamov vs Thompson?

Mirafzal Akhtamov beat Mike Thompson by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series, on Saturday 25th January 2025 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Akhtamov vs Thompson stats

Mirafzal Akhtamov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Mike Thompson made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Bellator.

The stats suggested Thompson had a massive power advantage over Akhtamov, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Akhtamov's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Akhtamov had a massive advantage over Thompson, boasting a 50% submission rate over Thompson's 14%.

Mirafzal Akhtamov was the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

Akhtamov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Thompson, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 17 to Thompson's 15.

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Akhtamov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Akhtamov vs Thompson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:15 PM UTC , which was 12:15 PM EST or 9:15 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:15 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Akhtamov vs Thompson?

Mirafzal Akhtamov was a 2/15 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Mike Thompson made his way into the ring at 23/5 (+470) with oddsmakers.