Who won Koreshkov vs Umalatov?
Magomed Umalatov beat Andrey Koreshkov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of PFL 3, on Friday 19th April 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
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).
Koreshkov vs Umalatov stats
Andrey Koreshkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Magomed Umalatov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 14 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.
Andrey Koreshkov will be making their debut in the PFL.
Magomed Umalatov's PFL record stood at 5-0-0.
The stats suggested Umalatov had a large advantage in power over Koreshkov, boasting a 79% knock out percentage over Koreshkov's 52%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Koreshkov had a slight advantage over Umalatov, with a 15% submission rate over Umalatov's 7%.
Andrey Koreshkov was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.
Koreshkov had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Koreshkov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Umalatov, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, 69 to Umalatov's 22.
Koreshkov vs Umalatov form
Koreshkov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Magomed Umalatov at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Lorenz Larkin at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 29th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Chance Rencountre at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.
Before that, he had defeated Sabah Homasi at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.
He had been beaten by Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 229 on 4th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.
Umalatov remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.
Previous to that, 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.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.
Before that, he had defeated Leandro Silva at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.
He was victorious against Kyron Bowen at PFL 2021 #3 on 6th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Magomed Umalatov had been fighting more than Andrey Koreshkov.
Going to this contest, Andrey Koreshkov had last fought 19 days ago, while Magomed Umalatov's last outing had been 10 months and 15 days ago.
Koreshkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
Umalatov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Koreshkov vs Umalatov?
Andrey Koreshkov was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Magomed Umalatov made his way into the ring at 13/25 (-190) with oddsmakers.
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