Taleb vs Kakhorov

Who won Taleb vs Kakhorov?

Khurshed Kakhorov beat Ali Taleb by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs, on Saturday 30th September 2023 at Zenith Paris La Villette in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Khurshed Kakhorov.

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 Kakhorov stats

Ali Taleb stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Khurshed Kakhorov made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ali Taleb's 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Khurshed Kakhorov 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 Khurshed Kakhorov's came in at 4-0-0.

The stats suggested Kakhorov had an advantage in power over Taleb, with a 70% knock out percentage over Taleb's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Taleb had a massive advantage over Kakhorov, boasting a 33% submission rate over Kakhorov's 0%.

Ali Taleb was the same age as Khurshed Kakhorov, at years old.

Kakhorov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Taleb.

Taleb was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 11 months later than Kakhorov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 25 to Kakhorov's 35.

Activity check

Taleb's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Kakhorov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Taleb vs Kakhorov?

Ali Taleb was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Khurshed Kakhorov made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.