Popov vs Franklin

Who won Popov vs Franklin?

Oleg Popov beat Davion Franklin by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 4, on Thursday 13th June 2024 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Oleg Popov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Popov vs Franklin stats

Oleg Popov stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Davion Franklin 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 Oleg Popov's 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Davion Franklin marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Oleg Popov's PFL record stood at 4-1-0, while Davion Franklin's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Franklin had a slight advantage in power over Popov, with a 50% knock out percentage over Popov's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Popov had an advantage over Franklin, with a 18% submission rate over Franklin's 0%.

Oleg Popov was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Franklin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Popov.

Popov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Franklin, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 49 to Franklin's 19.

Popov vs Franklin form

Franklin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Slim Trabelsi at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kasim Aras at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Marcelo Golm at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Before that, he had beaten Said Sowma at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Everett Cummings at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Popov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Franklin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Popov vs Franklin start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:05 PM UTC , which was 7:05 PM EST or 4:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:05 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Popov vs Franklin?

Oleg Popov was a 8/25 (-310) favourite going into the contest, while Davion Franklin made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.