Rabadanov vs Dufort

Who won Rabadanov vs Dufort?

Gadzhi Rabadanov beat Michael Dufort by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL 8, on Friday 16th August 2024 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.

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 Dufort stats

Gadzhi Rabadanov stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Michael Dufort made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Gadzhi Rabadanov's 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Michael Dufort marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Gadzhi Rabadanov's PFL record stood at 5-0-0, while Michael Dufort's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Rabadanov had an advantage in power over Dufort, with a 27% knock out percentage over Dufort's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dufort had a massive advantage over Rabadanov, boasting a 77% submission rate over Rabadanov's 23%.

Gadzhi Rabadanov was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Rabadanov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dufort.

Rabadanov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 12 years later than Dufort, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 69 to Dufort's 41.

Rabadanov vs Dufort form

Gadzhi Rabadanov had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Solomon Renfro at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Pieter Buist at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Koji Takeda at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, he was victorious against Bobby King at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma, United States.

He had won against Jay Jay Wilson at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Family Arena, St. Louis.

Activity check

Rabadanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Dufort's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Rabadanov vs Dufort start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rabadanov vs Dufort?

Gadzhi Rabadanov was a 1/7 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Michael Dufort made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.