Mokhnatkina vs Martins

Who won Mokhnatkina vs Martins?

Marina Mokhnatkina beat Evelyn Martins by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marina Mokhnatkina.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Mokhnatkina vs Martins stats

Marina Mokhnatkina stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Evelyn Martins made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Marina Mokhnatkina's PFL record stood at 5-2-0, while Evelyn Martins' came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Mokhnatkina had an advantage in power over Martins, with a 11% knock out percentage over Martins' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mokhnatkina had a massive advantage over Martins, boasting a 56% submission rate over Martins' 20%.

Marina Mokhnatkina was the older woman by 14 years, at 36 years old.

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

Mokhnatkina was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 8 years and 10 months later than Martins, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 21 more professional rounds, 38 to Martins' 17.

Mokhnatkina vs Martins form

Mokhnatkina had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Yoko Higashi at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Abigail Montes at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Kayla Harrison at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Before that, she had defeated Claudia Zamora at PFL 2021 #8 on 19th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

She was victorious against Amanda Bell at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Mokhnatkina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Martins' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mokhnatkina vs Martins?

Marina Mokhnatkina was a 17/20 (-120) underdog going into the contest, while Evelyn Martins made her way into the ring at 17/20 (-120) with oddsmakers.