Ditcheva vs Hackett

Who won Ditcheva vs Hackett?

Dakota Ditcheva beat Chelsea Hackett by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL 4, on Thursday 13th June 2024 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Ditcheva vs Hackett stats

Dakota Ditcheva stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Chelsea Hackett made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Dakota Ditcheva's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Chelsea Hackett marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Dakota Ditcheva's PFL record stood at 9-0-0, while Chelsea Hackett's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Ditcheva had a massive power advantage over Hackett, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Hackett's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hackett had an advantage over Ditcheva, with a 25% submission rate over Ditcheva's 9%.

Dakota Ditcheva was the younger man by 25 years, at years old.

Ditcheva had a height advantage of 4 inches over Hackett.

Ditcheva was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 1 year and 10 months later than Hackett, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 20 to Hackett's 17.

Ditcheva vs Hackett form

Ditcheva remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Valentina Scatizzi at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had beaten Cornelia Holm at PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs on 30th September 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Zenith Paris La Villette, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Malin Hermansson at PFL Europe on 25th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Katherine Corogenes at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He had won against Hassna Gaber at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Ditcheva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Hackett's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What time did Ditcheva vs Hackett start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ditcheva vs Hackett?

Dakota Ditcheva was a 1/22 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Chelsea Hackett made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.