Magomedkerimov vs Tibau

Who won Magomedkerimov vs Tibau?

Magomed Magomedkerimov beat Gleison Tibau by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship, on Friday 25th November 2022 at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden in New York.

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

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).

Magomedkerimov vs Tibau stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Gleison Tibau made his way to the cage with a record of 37 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 15 by submission.

Magomed Magomedkerimov's PFL record stood at 16-1-0, while Gleison Tibau's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Magomedkerimov had a large advantage in power over Tibau, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Tibau's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tibau had a slight advantage over Magomedkerimov, with a 41% submission rate over Magomedkerimov's 31%.

Magomed Magomedkerimov was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Magomedkerimov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Tibau. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Magomedkerimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 7 months later than Tibau, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 77 to Tibau's 117.

Magomedkerimov vs Tibau form

Magomedkerimov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ray Cooper at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sadibou Sy at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he had defeated Curtis Millender at PFL 2021 #5 on 17th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He was victorious against Chris Curtis at PFL 2019 #7 on 11th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 2 round contest at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Magomedkerimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Tibau's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Magomedkerimov vs Tibau?

Magomed Magomedkerimov was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Gleison Tibau made his way into the ring at 13/4 (+330) with oddsmakers.