Barnaoui vs Davis

Who won Barnaoui vs Davis?

Mansour Barnaoui beat Alfie Davis by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of PFL 2024 Championships, on Friday 29th November 2024 at The Mayadeen in Riyadh.

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).

Barnaoui vs Davis stats

Mansour Barnaoui stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Alfie Davis made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Mansour Barnaoui's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Alfie Davis marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Mansour Barnaoui's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Alfie Davis' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Barnaoui and Davis have similar power, both with a 29% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barnaoui had a massive advantage over Davis, boasting a 67% submission rate over Davis' 18%.

Mansour Barnaoui was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Barnaoui had a height advantage of 1 inch over Davis.

Barnaoui was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 61 to Davis' 57.

Barnaoui vs Davis form

Alfie Davis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Oscar Ownsworth at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Aalon Cruz at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Thibault Gouti at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he had drawn with Tim Wilde at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Alexander Shabliy at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Activity check

Barnaoui's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Barnaoui vs Davis start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 PM UTC , which was 11:10 AM EST or 8:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Barnaoui vs Davis?

Mansour Barnaoui was a 7/20 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Alfie Davis made his way into the ring at 41/20 (+200) with oddsmakers.