Mlambo vs Kakhorov

Who won Mlambo vs Kakhorov?

Khurshed Kakhorov beat Frans Mlambo by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of PFL Europe 4, on Friday 8th December 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Mlambo vs Kakhorov stats

Frans Mlambo stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Khurshed Kakhorov made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

Khurshed Kakhorov marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Frans Mlambo's PFL record stood at 2-1-0, while Khurshed Kakhorov's came in at 4-0-0.

The stats suggested Kakhorov had a massive power advantage over Mlambo, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Mlambo's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mlambo had a large advantage over Kakhorov, boasting a 27% submission rate over Kakhorov's 0%.

Frans Mlambo was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Mlambo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kakhorov.

Mlambo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years earlier than Kakhorov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 44 to Kakhorov's 35.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Khurshed Kakhorov had been fighting more than Frans Mlambo.

Going to this contest, Frans Mlambo had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 11 days ago, while Khurshed Kakhorov's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 11 days ago.

Mlambo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Kakhorov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mlambo vs Kakhorov?

Frans Mlambo was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Khurshed Kakhorov made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.