Mitchell vs Derouiche

Who won Mitchell vs Derouiche?

John Mitchell beat Geysim Derouiche by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL Europe, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at Verti Music Hall in Berlin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner John Mitchell.

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).

Mitchell vs Derouiche stats

John Mitchell stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 2 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Geysim Derouiche made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was John Mitchell's 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

John Mitchell's PFL record stood at 3-1-0, while Geysim Derouiche's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Derouiche had a massive power advantage over Mitchell, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Mitchell's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mitchell had a massive advantage over Derouiche, boasting a 50% submission rate over Derouiche's 0%.

John Mitchell was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Mitchell was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 8 months later than Derouiche, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 26 to Derouiche's 24.

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What were the odds on Mitchell vs Derouiche?

John Mitchell was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Geysim Derouiche made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.