Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III

Who won Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III?

Ray Cooper beat Magomed Magomedkerimov by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of PFL 2021 #10, on Wednesday 27th October 2021 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Ray Cooper made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Ray Cooper marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Magomed Magomedkerimov's PFL record stood at 16-1-0, while Ray Cooper's came in at 12-6-1.

The stats suggested Cooper had a large advantage in power over Magomedkerimov, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Magomedkerimov's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedkerimov had a slight advantage over Cooper, with a 32% submission rate over Cooper's 30%.

Magomed Magomedkerimov was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Magomedkerimov had a height advantage of 6 inches over Cooper. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Magomedkerimov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Cooper, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 77 to Cooper's 60.

Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III form

Magomed Magomedkerimov had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sadibou Sy at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Curtis Millender at PFL 2021 #5 on 17th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chris Curtis at PFL 2019 #7 on 11th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 2 round contest at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Chris Curtis at PFL 2019 #4 on 11th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had won against John Howard at PFL 2019 #1 on 9th May 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island.

Activity check

Magomedkerimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Cooper's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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