Loughnane vs Khizriev

Who won Loughnane vs Khizriev?

Timur Khizriev beat Brendan Loughnane by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of PFL 2024 Championships, on Friday 29th November 2024 at The Mayadeen in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Timur Khizriev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Loughnane vs Khizriev stats

Brendan Loughnane stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Timur Khizriev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 17 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Brendan Loughnane's 15th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Timur Khizriev marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Brendan Loughnane's PFL record stood at 12-3-0, while Timur Khizriev's came in at 4-0-0.

The stats suggested Loughnane had a massive power advantage over Khizriev, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Khizriev's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Khizriev had a slight advantage over Loughnane, with a 6% submission rate over Loughnane's 3%.

Brendan Loughnane was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Loughnane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Khizriev, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 84 to Khizriev's 49.

Loughnane vs Khizriev form

Loughnane had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kai Kamaka III at PFL 9: 2024 Playoffs on 23rd August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Justin Gonzales at PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season on 28th June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Pedro Carvalho at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he had lost to Jesus Pinedo at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He was victorious against Marlon Moraes at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Khizriev remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Gabriel Alves Braga at PFL 9: 2024 Playoffs on 23rd August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Enrique Barzola at PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season on 28th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brett Johns at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he was victorious against Justin Gonzales at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

He had won against Daniel Weichel at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brendan Loughnane had been fighting more than Timur Khizriev.

Going to this contest, Brendan Loughnane had last fought 7 months and 7 days ago, while Timur Khizriev's last outing had been 7 months and 7 days ago.

Loughnane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Khizriev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Loughnane vs Khizriev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:40 PM UTC , which was 3:40 PM EST or 12:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Loughnane vs Khizriev?

Brendan Loughnane was a 5/2 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Timur Khizriev made his way into the ring at 2/7 (-360) with oddsmakers.