Loughnane vs Khaybulaev

Who won Loughnane vs Khaybulaev?

Movlid Khaybulaev beat Brendan Loughnane by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of PFL 2021 #9, on Friday 27th August 2021 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Movlid Khaybulaev.

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).

Loughnane vs Khaybulaev stats

Brendan Loughnane stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Movlid Khaybulaev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Brendan Loughnane's 15th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Movlid Khaybulaev marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Brendan Loughnane's PFL record stood at 12-3-0, while Movlid Khaybulaev's came in at 8-0-1.

The stats suggested Loughnane had an advantage in power over Khaybulaev, with a 53% knock out percentage over Khaybulaev's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Khaybulaev had a slight advantage over Loughnane, with a 13% submission rate over Loughnane's 11%.

Brendan Loughnane was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Loughnane had a height advantage of 3 inches over Khaybulaev. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Loughnane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Khaybulaev, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 84 to Khaybulaev's 54.

Loughnane vs Khaybulaev form

Khaybulaev remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jeremy Kennedy at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 1 on 3rd April 2025 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tyler Diamond at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ryoji Kudo at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Chris Wade at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

He had won against Brendan Loughnane at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Activity check

Loughnane's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Khaybulaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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