Rabadanov vs Diakiese

Who won Rabadanov vs Diakiese?

Gadzhi Rabadanov beat Marc Diakiese by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Friday 18th April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Rabadanov vs Diakiese stats

Gadzhi Rabadanov stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Marc Diakiese made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Gadzhi Rabadanov's 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Marc Diakiese marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Gadzhi Rabadanov's PFL record stood at 6-0-0, while Marc Diakiese's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Rabadanov and Diakiese have similar power, both with a 33% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rabadanov had an advantage over Diakiese, with a 21% submission rate over Diakiese's 6%.

Gadzhi Rabadanov was the younger man by 32 years, at years old.

Diakiese had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rabadanov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Rabadanov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 months earlier than Diakiese, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 70 to Diakiese's 60.

Rabadanov vs Diakiese form

Marc Diakiese had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tim Wilde at Bellator Champions Series: London on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at OVO Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kaue Fernandes at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Joel Alvarez at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

He had defeated Damir Had ovi at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Rabadanov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Diakiese's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Rabadanov vs Diakiese start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rabadanov vs Diakiese?

Gadzhi Rabadanov was a 1/10 (-1100) favourite going into the contest, while Marc Diakiese made his way into the ring at 23/4 (+610) with oddsmakers.