Umalatov vs Gracie

Who won Umalatov vs Gracie?

Magomed Umalatov beat Neiman Gracie by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of PFL 9, on Friday 23rd August 2024 at The Anthem in Washington.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Magomed Umalatov.

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).

Umalatov vs Gracie stats

Magomed Umalatov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Neiman Gracie made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Magomed Umalatov's 10th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Neiman Gracie marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Magomed Umalatov's PFL record stood at 9-1-0, while Neiman Gracie's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Umalatov had a massive power advantage over Gracie, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Gracie's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gracie had a massive advantage over Umalatov, boasting a 69% submission rate over Umalatov's 13%.

Magomed Umalatov was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Umalatov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gracie. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Umalatov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 7 months later than Gracie, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 33 to Gracie's 48.

Umalatov vs Gracie form

Umalatov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Brennan Ward at PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season on 28th June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Andrey Koreshkov at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Nayib Lopez at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he was victorious against Dilano Taylor at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had won against Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Neiman Gracie had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jason Jackson at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jon Fitch at Bellator 246 on 12th September 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Rory MacDonald at Bellator 222 on 14th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had defeated Ed Ruth at Bellator 213 on 15th December 2018 by submission in the 4th round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

He was victorious against Javier Torres at Bellator 198 on 28th April 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at AllState Arena, Rosemont.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Magomed Umalatov had been fighting more than Neiman Gracie.

Going to this contest, Magomed Umalatov had last fought 1 year and 18 days ago, while Neiman Gracie's last outing had been 4 years, 3 months and 14 days ago.

Umalatov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Gracie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Umalatov vs Gracie start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Umalatov vs Gracie?

Magomed Umalatov was a 1/33 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Neiman Gracie made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.