Ibragimov vs Reed

Who won Ibragimov vs Reed?

Ibragim Ibragimov beat Josh Reed by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL Europe 2, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at Utilita Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Ibragimov vs Reed stats

Ibragim Ibragimov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Josh Reed made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Ibragim Ibragimov's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Josh Reed marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ibragim Ibragimov's PFL record stood at 3-0-0, while Josh Reed's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Ibragimov had a large advantage in power over Reed, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Reed's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Reed had a large advantage over Ibragimov, boasting a 58% submission rate over Ibragimov's 33%.

Ibragim Ibragimov was the older man by 20 years, at 20 years old.

Ibragimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 years and 11 months later than Reed, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 18 to Reed's 32.

Ibragimov vs Reed form

Josh Reed had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 138 on 28th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Charter Hall, Colchester, England.

Previous to that, he had won against Kurban Khizriev at Cage Warriors 127 on 30th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dylan Hazan at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Ivan Zidar at Cage Warriors 108 on 12th October 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Viola Arena, Cardiff, Wales.

He had defeated Rory Evans at Cage Warriors Academy Wales 3 on 2nd March 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Ebbw Vale Sport Centre, Ebbw Vale.

Activity check

Reed's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ibragimov vs Reed?

Ibragim Ibragimov was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Josh Reed made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.