Kasumov vs Wetzell

Who won Kasumov vs Wetzell?

Justin Wetzell beat Kasum Kasumov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Friday 11th April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Justin Wetzell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Kasumov vs Wetzell stats

Kasum Kasumov stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Justin Wetzell made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Kasum Kasumov's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Justin Wetzell marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Kasum Kasumov's PFL record stood at 0-1-0, while Justin Wetzell's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Wetzell had an advantage in power over Kasumov, with a 40% knock out percentage over Kasumov's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kasumov had a massive advantage over Wetzell, boasting a 53% submission rate over Wetzell's 10%.

Kasum Kasumov was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Wetzell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kasumov.

Kasumov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Wetzell, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 33 to Wetzell's 31.

Kasumov vs Wetzell form

Wetzell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Bekhzod Usmonov at LFA 195 on 25th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dobson Arena, Vail, Afghanistan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Rafael do Nascimento at LFA 147 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at WinnaVegas Casino Resort, Sloan, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Askar Askar at LFA 109 on 4th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Grand Hotel Casino & Resort, Shawnee.

Before that, he had defeated Teshay Gouthro at LFA 93 on 16th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City.

He was victorious against Michael Aquila at LFA 79 on 22nd November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at 1STBANK Center, Broomfield.

Activity check

Kasumov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Wetzell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kasumov vs Wetzell start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kasumov vs Wetzell?

Kasum Kasumov was a 1/7 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Justin Wetzell made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.