Taleb vs Abzakh

Who won Taleb vs Abzakh?

Ali Taleb beat Nawras Abzakh by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of PFL MENA 1, on Friday 10th May 2024 at N/A in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ali Taleb.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Taleb vs Abzakh stats

Ali Taleb stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Nawras Abzakh made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Ali Taleb's 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Nawras Abzakh marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ali Taleb's PFL record stood at 5-1-0, while Nawras Abzakh's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Taleb had a massive power advantage over Abzakh, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Abzakh's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Abzakh had a large advantage over Taleb, boasting a 58% submission rate over Taleb's 33%.

Ali Taleb was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Taleb was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years later than Abzakh, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 25 to Abzakh's 39.

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Taleb's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Taleb vs Abzakh?

Ali Taleb was a 2/11 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Nawras Abzakh made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.