Al-Qahtani vs Zelner

Who won Al-Qahtani vs Zelner?

Abdullah Al-Qahtani beat David Zelner by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of 2023 PFL Playoffs, on Wednesday 23rd August 2023 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Abdullah Al-Qahtani.

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 Zelner stats

Abdullah Al-Qahtani stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

David Zelner made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 2 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 David Zelner's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Al-Qahtani had an advantage in power over Zelner, with a 17% knock out percentage over Zelner's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zelner had a massive advantage over Al-Qahtani, boasting a 50% submission rate over Al-Qahtani's 17%.

Abdullah Al-Qahtani was the same age as David Zelner, at years old.

Al-Qahtani was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Zelner, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 31 to Zelner's 18.

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What were the odds on Al-Qahtani vs Zelner?

Abdullah Al-Qahtani was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while David Zelner made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.