Hamlet vs Kasanganay

Who won Hamlet vs Kasanganay?

Impa Kasanganay beat Marthin Hamlet Nielsen by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 7, on Friday 4th August 2023 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Hamlet vs Kasanganay stats

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Impa Kasanganay made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Impa Kasanganay marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen's PFL record stood at 6-4-0, while Impa Kasanganay's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Nielsen had a slight advantage in power over Kasanganay, with a 25% knock out percentage over Kasanganay's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nielsen had a slight advantage over Kasanganay, with a 33% submission rate over Kasanganay's 31%.

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Nielsen had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kasanganay.

Nielsen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 3 months later than Kasanganay, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 34 to Kasanganay's 53.

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Kasanganay's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hamlet vs Kasanganay?

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen was a 15/8 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Impa Kasanganay made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.