Pitbull vs Nurmagomedov

Who won Pitbull vs Nurmagomedov?

Usman Nurmagomedov beat Patricky Pitbull by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 288, on Friday 18th November 2022 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-44, 50-44 in favor of the winner Usman Nurmagomedov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Lightweight championship.

Pitbull vs Nurmagomedov stats

Patricky Pitbull stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Usman Nurmagomedov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Patricky Pitbull's 26th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Usman Nurmagomedov marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Patricky Pitbull's Bellator record stood at 16-10-0, while Usman Nurmagomedov's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Pitbull had an advantage in power over Nurmagomedov, with a 67% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a large advantage over Pitbull, boasting a 33% submission rate over Pitbull's 4%.

Patricky Pitbull was the older man by 13 years, at 39 years old.

Nurmagomedov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pitbull. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pitbull was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 11 years and 6 months earlier than Nurmagomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, 91 to Nurmagomedov's 43.

Pitbull vs Nurmagomedov form

Patricky Pitbull had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Peter Queally at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had been beaten by Peter Queally at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had been defeated by Tofiq Musayev at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Nurmagomedov remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Benson Henderson at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Patricky Pitbull at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chris Gonzalez at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Before that, he had beaten Patrik Pietila at Bellator MMA on 23rd October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia.

He had defeated Manny Muro at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Usman Nurmagomedov had been fighting more than Patricky Pitbull.

Going to this contest, Patricky Pitbull had last fought 1 year and 8 months ago, while Usman Nurmagomedov's last outing had been 2 years and 19 days ago.

Pitbull's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pitbull vs Nurmagomedov?

Patricky Pitbull was a 17/4 (+540) underdog going into the contest, while Usman Nurmagomedov made his way into the ring at 1/8 (-830) with oddsmakers.