Hussaini vs Kareem

Who won Hussaini vs Kareem?

Ziad Ayman Kareem beat Hadi Omar Al Hussaini by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of PFL MENA 2, on Friday 12th July 2024 at The Green Halls in Riyadh.

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).

Hussaini vs Kareem stats

Hadi Omar Al Hussaini stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ziad Ayman Kareem made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

This was Hadi Omar Al Hussaini's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Ziad Ayman Kareem marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Hadi Omar Al Hussaini's PFL record stood at 1-1-0, while Ziad Ayman Kareem's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Hussaini had an advantage in power over Kareem, with a 20% knock out percentage over Kareem's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Hussaini and Kareem would have been pretty equal, both with a 60% submission rate.

Hadi Omar Al Hussaini was the younger man by 27 years, at years old.

Hussaini's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Kareem's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 10 months later than Kareem, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 18 to Kareem's 14.

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What time did Hussaini vs Kareem start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 PM UTC , which was 11:40 AM EST or 8:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hussaini vs Kareem?

Hadi Omar Al Hussaini was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Ziad Ayman Kareem made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.