Palmer vs Magomedov

Who won Palmer vs Magomedov?

Lance Palmer beat Bekbulat Magomedov by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of PFL 2018 #1, on Thursday 7th June 2018 at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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

Palmer vs Magomedov stats

Lance Palmer stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

Bekbulat Magomedov made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Lance Palmer's PFL record stood at 12-3-0, while Bekbulat Magomedov's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Magomedov had a massive power advantage over Palmer, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Palmer's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Palmer had a massive advantage over Magomedov, boasting a 50% submission rate over Magomedov's 16%.

Lance Palmer was the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Magomedov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Palmer. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Palmer's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Magomedov's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 month earlier than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 87 to Magomedov's 51.

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