III vs Kusch

Who won III vs Kusch?

Ray Cooper beat Pavel Kusch by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of PFL 2018 #6, on Thursday 16th August 2018 at Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City.

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).

III vs Kusch stats

Ray Cooper stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Pavel Kusch made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 20 by submission.

Ray Cooper's PFL record stood at 12-5-1, while Pavel Kusch's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Cooper had a massive power advantage over Kusch, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Kusch's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kusch had a massive advantage over Cooper, boasting a 87% submission rate over Cooper's 36%.

Ray Cooper was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Kusch had a height advantage of 5 inches over Cooper. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Cooper was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years later than Kusch, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 57 to Kusch's 41.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Pavel Kusch had been fighting more than Ray Cooper.

Going to this contest, Ray Cooper had last fought 5 years, 9 months and 23 days ago, while Pavel Kusch's last outing had been 5 years, 9 months and 23 days ago.

What were the odds on III vs Kusch?

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