Taleb vs Haz

Who won Taleb vs Haz?

Ali Taleb beat Rachid Haz by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 2024 Championships, on Friday 29th November 2024 at The Mayadeen in Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Taleb vs Haz stats

Ali Taleb stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Rachid Haz made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Ali Taleb's 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Rachid Haz marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Ali Taleb's PFL record stood at 5-1-0, while Rachid Haz's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Taleb had a massive power advantage over Haz, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Haz's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Haz had an advantage over Taleb, with a 45% submission rate over Taleb's 27%.

Ali Taleb was the younger man by 32 years, at years old.

Haz had a height advantage of 3 inches over Taleb.

Taleb was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 8 years and 7 months later than Haz, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 25 to Haz's 32.

Taleb vs Haz form

Taleb had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jalal Al Daaja at PFL MENA 3: Playoffs on 20th September 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at PFL MENA Studio, Boulevard City, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Nawras Abzakh at PFL MENA 1: Riyadh on 10th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at N/A, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Khurshed Kakhorov at PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs on 30th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Zenith Paris La Villette, Paris, France.

Before that, he had defeated Kenji Bortoluzzi at PFL Europe on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany.

He was victorious against Darius Mafi at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Taleb's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Haz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Taleb vs Haz start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:25 PM UTC , which was 12:25 PM EST or 9:25 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Taleb vs Haz?

Ali Taleb was a 1/3 (-310) favourite going into the contest, while Rachid Haz made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+220) with oddsmakers.