Al-Qahtani vs Rao

Who won Al-Qahtani vs Rao?

Abdullah Al-Qahtani beat Edukondala Rao by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of PFL vs. Bellator, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Al-Qahtani vs Rao stats

Abdullah Al-Qahtani stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Edukondala Rao made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Abdullah Al-Qahtani's 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Abdullah Al-Qahtani's PFL record stood at 5-1-0, while Edukondala Rao's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Rao had a slight advantage in power over Al-Qahtani, with a 20% knock out percentage over Al-Qahtani's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rao had a massive advantage over Al-Qahtani, boasting a 80% submission rate over Al-Qahtani's 14%.

Abdullah Al-Qahtani was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Al-Qahtani was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Rao, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 31 to Rao's 15.

Activity check

Al-Qahtani's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Al-Qahtani vs Rao?

Abdullah Al-Qahtani was a 1/18 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Edukondala Rao made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.