Mamedov vs Djiroun

Who won Mamedov vs Djiroun?

Islam Mamedov beat Ylies Djiroun by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 2019 #2, on Thursday 23rd May 2019 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Islam Mamedov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Mamedov vs Djiroun stats

Islam Mamedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Ylies Djiroun made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Islam Mamedov's PFL record stood at 4-0-1, while Ylies Djiroun's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Mamedov had an advantage in power over Djiroun, with a 19% knock out percentage over Djiroun's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Djiroun had a slight advantage over Mamedov, with a 56% submission rate over Mamedov's 50%.

Islam Mamedov was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Mamedov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Djiroun. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Mamedov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Djiroun, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 51 to Djiroun's 53.

Mamedov vs Djiroun form

Islam Mamedov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Nick Browne at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Benson Henderson at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, he had beaten Brent Primus at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

He had drawn with Loik Radzhabov at PFL 2019 #8 on 17th October 2019 by majority draw in their 2 round contest at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Mamedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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