Bellagouit vs Al-Qahtani

Who won Bellagouit vs Al-Qahtani?

Abdullah Al-Qahtani beat Maraoune Bellagouit by knockout in the 1st 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 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Bellagouit vs Al-Qahtani stats

Maraoune Bellagouit stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Abdullah Al-Qahtani made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Maraoune Bellagouit's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Abdullah Al-Qahtani marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Maraoune Bellagouit's PFL record stood at 1-2-0, while Abdullah Al-Qahtani's came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Bellagouit had a massive power advantage over Al-Qahtani, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Al-Qahtani's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Al-Qahtani had an advantage over Bellagouit, with a 11% submission rate over Bellagouit's 0%.

Maraoune Bellagouit was the same age as Abdullah Al-Qahtani, at years old.

Bellagouit was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 4 years and 2 months later than Al-Qahtani, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 16 to Al-Qahtani's 31.

Bellagouit vs Al-Qahtani form

Al-Qahtani had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Abdalrahman Alhyasat at PFL MENA 3: Playoffs on 20th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PFL MENA Studio, Boulevard City, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Yazeed Hasanain at PFL MENA 1: Riyadh on 10th May 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at N/A, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Edukondala Rao at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had defeated David Zelner at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He was victorious against Lamar Brown at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

Bellagouit's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Al-Qahtani's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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