Kasanganay vs Yagshimuradov

Who won Kasanganay vs Yagshimuradov?

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov beat Impa Kasanganay by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2024 Championships, on Friday 29th November 2024 at The Mayadeen in Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Kasanganay vs Yagshimuradov stats

Impa Kasanganay stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Impa Kasanganay's 10th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Impa Kasanganay's PFL record stood at 8-2-0, while Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov's came in at 4-0-0.

The stats suggested Yagshimuradov had a large advantage in power over Kasanganay, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Kasanganay's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kasanganay had a slight advantage over Yagshimuradov, with a 22% submission rate over Yagshimuradov's 17%.

Impa Kasanganay was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Kasanganay was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 13 years earlier than Yagshimuradov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 51 to Yagshimuradov's 68.

Kasanganay vs Yagshimuradov form

Kasanganay had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Joshua Silveira at PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on 16th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jakob Nedoh at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alex Polizzi at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Johnny Eblen at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He was victorious against Joshua Silveira at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Yagshimuradov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rob Wilkinson at PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on 16th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Simon Biyong at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jakob Nedoh at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Maciej Rozanski at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He had won against Julius Anglickas at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Impa Kasanganay had been fighting more than Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov.

Going to this contest, Impa Kasanganay had last fought 7 months and 14 days ago, while Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov's last outing had been 7 months and 14 days ago.

Kasanganay's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Yagshimuradov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Kasanganay vs Yagshimuradov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:40 PM UTC , which was 2:40 PM EST or 11:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kasanganay vs Yagshimuradov?

Impa Kasanganay was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.