Ferreira vs Kuniev

Who won Ferreira vs Kuniev?

Rizvan Kuniev beat Renan Ferreira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 2, on Friday 7th April 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rizvan Kuniev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Ferreira vs Kuniev stats

Renan Ferreira stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rizvan Kuniev made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Renan Ferreira's PFL record stood at 7-1-0, while Rizvan Kuniev's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Ferreira had a massive power advantage over Kuniev, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Kuniev's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kuniev had a slight advantage over Ferreira, with a 18% submission rate over Ferreira's 11%.

Renan Ferreira was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Ferreira had a height advantage of 6 inches over Kuniev. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Ferreira was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 2 months later than Kuniev, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 29 to Kuniev's 33.

Ferreira vs Kuniev form

Ferreira had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jamelle Jones at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Stuart Austin at PFL 2021 #8 on 19th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Carl Seumanutafa at PFL 2021 #6 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Before that, he was victorious against Fabricio Werdum at PFL 2021 #3 on 6th May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had won against Jared Vanderaa at LFA 74 on 30th August 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Riverside.

Activity check

Ferreira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ferreira vs Kuniev?

Renan Ferreira was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Rizvan Kuniev made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.