Staropoli vs Ramazanov

Who won Staropoli vs Ramazanov?

Murad Ramazanov beat Laureano Staropoli by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 3, on Friday 19th April 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Staropoli vs Ramazanov stats

Laureano Staropoli stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Murad Ramazanov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Laureano Staropoli's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Murad Ramazanov marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Laureano Staropoli's PFL record stood at 1-2-0, while Murad Ramazanov's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Staropoli had an advantage in power over Ramazanov, with a 54% knock out percentage over Ramazanov's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ramazanov had an advantage over Staropoli, with a 27% submission rate over Staropoli's 15%.

Laureano Staropoli was the older man by 31 years, at 31 years old.

Staropoli had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ramazanov.

Staropoli was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 months earlier than Ramazanov, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 43 to Ramazanov's 29.

Staropoli vs Ramazanov form

Staropoli had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Baba Boundjou Nadjombe at PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs on 30th September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Zenith Paris La Villette, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jamie Pickett at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had been defeated by Muslim Salikhov at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

He had beaten Thiago Alves at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

Staropoli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ramazanov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Staropoli vs Ramazanov?

Laureano Staropoli was a 13/2 (+650) underdog going into the contest, while Murad Ramazanov made his way into the ring at 1/14 (-1400) with oddsmakers.