Kusch vs Nurmagomedov

Who won Kusch vs Nurmagomedov?

Pavel Kusch beat Abubakar Nurmagomedov by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of PFL 2018 #3, on Thursday 5th July 2018 at GWU Smith Center in Washington D.C..

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Kusch vs Nurmagomedov stats

Pavel Kusch stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 19 by submission.

Abubakar Nurmagomedov made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Pavel Kusch's PFL record stood at 1-2-0, while Abubakar Nurmagomedov's came in at 1-1-1.

The stats suggested Nurmagomedov had a large advantage in power over Kusch, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Kusch's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kusch had a massive advantage over Nurmagomedov, boasting a 86% submission rate over Nurmagomedov's 29%.

Pavel Kusch was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Kusch had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nurmagomedov. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Kusch was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Nurmagomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 41 to Nurmagomedov's 42.

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