Umalatov vs Lopez

Who won Umalatov vs Lopez?

Magomed Umalatov beat Nayib Lopez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 6, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

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 Lopez stats

Magomed Umalatov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Nayib Lopez made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Magomed Umalatov's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Magomed Umalatov's PFL record stood at 8-1-0, while Nayib Lopez's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Umalatov had a massive power advantage over Lopez, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Lopez's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Umalatov had a slight advantage over Lopez, with a 8% submission rate over Lopez's 7%.

Magomed Umalatov was the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

Lopez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Umalatov.

Umalatov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 10 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 32 to Lopez's 45.

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Umalatov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Umalatov vs Lopez?

Magomed Umalatov was a 1/10 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Nayib Lopez made his way into the ring at 27/5 (+760) with oddsmakers.