Taleb vs Bortoluzzi

Who won Taleb vs Bortoluzzi?

Ali Taleb beat Kenji Bortoluzzi by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL Europe, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at Verti Music Hall in Berlin.

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).

Taleb vs Bortoluzzi stats

Ali Taleb stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Kenji Bortoluzzi made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Ali Taleb's PFL record stood at 2-1-0, while Kenji Bortoluzzi's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Taleb had a massive power advantage over Bortoluzzi, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Bortoluzzi's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bortoluzzi had an advantage over Taleb, with a 45% submission rate over Taleb's 29%.

Ali Taleb was the younger man by 34 years, at years old.

Bortoluzzi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Taleb.

Taleb was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 4 months later than Bortoluzzi, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 20 to Bortoluzzi's 34.

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What were the odds on Taleb vs Bortoluzzi?

Ali Taleb was a 1/9 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Kenji Bortoluzzi made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.