Magomedkerimov vs III

Who won Magomedkerimov vs III?

Magomed Magomedkerimov beat Ray Cooper by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of PFL 2018 #11, on Monday 31st December 2018 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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 III stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Ray Cooper made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 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 71% knock out percentage over Magomedkerimov's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cooper had a slight advantage over Magomedkerimov, with a 29% submission rate over Magomedkerimov's 27%.

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 5 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.

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Magomedkerimov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Cooper's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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