Benkaci vs Kakhorov

Who won Benkaci vs Kakhorov?

Khurshed Kakhorov beat Moktar Benkaci by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of PFL Europe, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at Verti Music Hall in Berlin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Khurshed Kakhorov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Benkaci vs Kakhorov stats

Moktar Benkaci stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Khurshed Kakhorov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Moktar Benkaci's PFL record stood at 0-2-0, while Khurshed Kakhorov's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Kakhorov had a large advantage in power over Benkaci, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Benkaci's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Benkaci had a massive advantage over Kakhorov, boasting a 35% submission rate over Kakhorov's 0%.

Moktar Benkaci was the older man by 30 years, at 30 years old.

Kakhorov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Benkaci.

Benkaci was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Kakhorov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 64 to Kakhorov's 32.

Activity check

Kakhorov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Benkaci vs Kakhorov?

Moktar Benkaci was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Khurshed Kakhorov made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.