Sy vs Mitchell

Who won Sy vs Mitchell?

Sadibou Sy beat Shane Mitchell by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of PFL 6, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

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).

Sy vs Mitchell stats

Sadibou Sy stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Shane Mitchell made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Sadibou Sy's 21st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Sadibou Sy's PFL record stood at 11-7-2, while Shane Mitchell's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Mitchell had a large advantage in power over Sy, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Sy's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mitchell had a large advantage over Sy, boasting a 23% submission rate over Sy's 0%.

Sadibou Sy was the older man by 38 years, at 38 years old.

Sy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 months later than Mitchell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 68 to Mitchell's 36.

Sy vs Mitchell form

Sadibou Sy had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Carlos Leal at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rory MacDonald at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Nikolay Aleksakhin at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

He had lost to Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Activity check

Sy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sy vs Mitchell?

Sadibou Sy was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Shane Mitchell made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.