Larkin vs Berkhamov

Who won Larkin vs Berkhamov?

Lorenz Larkin beat Mukhamed Berkhamov by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 290, on Saturday 4th February 2023 at Kia Forum in Inglewood.

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).

Larkin vs Berkhamov stats

Lorenz Larkin stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mukhamed Berkhamov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 14 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Lorenz Larkin's 12th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Mukhamed Berkhamov marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Lorenz Larkin's Bellator record stood at 8-3-0, while Mukhamed Berkhamov's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Larkin had a massive power advantage over Berkhamov, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Berkhamov's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Berkhamov had a massive advantage over Larkin, boasting a 64% submission rate over Larkin's 0%.

Lorenz Larkin was the older man by 7 years, at 38 years old.

Berkhamov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Larkin.

Larkin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Berkhamov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 44 more professional rounds, 80 to Berkhamov's 36.

Activity check

Larkin's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Berkhamov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Larkin vs Berkhamov?

Lorenz Larkin was a 7/4 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Mukhamed Berkhamov made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.