Aliev vs Magomedov

Who won Aliev vs Magomedov?

Akhmet Aliev beat Rashid Magomedov by unanimous decision in their 2 round contest during the main card of PFL 2019 #8, on Thursday 17th October 2019 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Akhmet Aliev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 2 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Aliev vs Magomedov stats

Akhmet Aliev stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rashid Magomedov made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Akhmet Aliev's PFL record stood at 2-2-0, while Rashid Magomedov's came in at 3-3-1.

The stats suggested Aliev had a large advantage in power over Magomedov, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Magomedov's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedov had a slight advantage over Aliev, with a 4% submission rate over Aliev's 0%.

Akhmet Aliev was the younger man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Magomedov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Aliev. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Aliev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 9 months later than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 55 to Magomedov's 79.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Akhmet Aliev had been fighting more than Rashid Magomedov.

Going to this contest, Akhmet Aliev had last fought 5 years, 5 months and 12 days ago, while Rashid Magomedov's last outing had been 6 years, 2 months and 26 days ago.

Aliev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Magomedov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

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