Boudegzdame vs Haz

Who won Boudegzdame vs Haz?

Rachid Haz beat Elias Boudegzdame by during the main card of PFL MENA 3, on Friday 20th September 2024 at PFL MENA Studio in Boulevard City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rachid Haz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Boudegzdame vs Haz stats

Elias Boudegzdame stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 16 by submission.

Rachid Haz made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Elias Boudegzdame's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Rachid Haz marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Elias Boudegzdame's PFL record stood at 1-1-0, while Rachid Haz's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Haz had a slight advantage in power over Boudegzdame, with a 18% knock out percentage over Boudegzdame's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Boudegzdame had a large advantage over Haz, boasting a 84% submission rate over Haz's 55%.

Elias Boudegzdame was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Boudegzdame was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 2 months later than Haz, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 58 to Haz's 32.

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Haz's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Boudegzdame vs Haz?

Elias Boudegzdame was a 9/4 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Rachid Haz made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-320) with oddsmakers.