Umalatov vs Musaev

Who won Umalatov vs Musaev?

Shamil Musaev beat Magomed Umalatov by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card 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 Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Umalatov vs Musaev stats

Magomed Umalatov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Shamil Musaev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 17 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Magomed Umalatov's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Shamil Musaev marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Magomed Umalatov's PFL record stood at 8-1-0, while Shamil Musaev's came in at 4-0-0.

The stats suggested that Umalatov and Musaev have similar power, both with a 65% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Umalatov and Musaev would have been pretty equal, both with a 12% submission rate.

Magomed Umalatov was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Umalatov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Musaev. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Umalatov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 10 months later than Musaev, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 32 to Musaev's 33.

Umalatov vs Musaev form

Umalatov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Neiman Gracie at PFL 9: 2024 Playoffs on 23rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Brennan Ward at PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season on 28th June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

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

Before that, he was victorious against Nayib Lopez at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had won against Dilano Taylor at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Umalatov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Musaev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Umalatov vs Musaev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:10 PM UTC , which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Umalatov vs Musaev?

Magomed Umalatov was a 21/10 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Shamil Musaev made his way into the ring at 7/20 (-290) with oddsmakers.