Ditcheva vs Mauldin

Who won Ditcheva vs Mauldin?

Dakota Ditcheva beat Lisa Mauldin by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 1, on Thursday 4th April 2024 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

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

Ditcheva vs Mauldin stats

Dakota Ditcheva stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Lisa Mauldin made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Dakota Ditcheva's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Lisa Mauldin marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Dakota Ditcheva's PFL record stood at 9-0-0, while Lisa Mauldin's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Ditcheva had a massive power advantage over Mauldin, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Mauldin's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mauldin had a large advantage over Ditcheva, boasting a 33% submission rate over Ditcheva's 10%.

Dakota Ditcheva was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Ditcheva had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mauldin.

Ditcheva was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years later than Mauldin, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 20 to Mauldin's 25.

Ditcheva vs Mauldin 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.

Mauldin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had beaten Desiree Yanez at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, she had defeated Helen Peralta at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 5 on 24th February 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Whittany Pyles at LFA 127 on 25th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce.

Before that, she was victorious against Mitzi Merry at LFA 96 on 4th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City.

She had been beaten by Sam Hughes at LFA 81 on 31st January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dakota Ditcheva had been fighting more than Lisa Mauldin.

Going to this contest, Dakota Ditcheva had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 6 days ago, while Lisa Mauldin's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 10 days ago.

Ditcheva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Mauldin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ditcheva vs Mauldin?

Dakota Ditcheva was a 1/40 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Lisa Mauldin made his way into the ring at 11/1 (+1100) with oddsmakers.