Adams vs Davlatmurodov

Who won Adams vs Davlatmurodov?

Sharaf Davlatmurodov beat Anthony Adams by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 294, on Friday 21st April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sharaf Davlatmurodov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Adams vs Davlatmurodov stats

Anthony Adams stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sharaf Davlatmurodov made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Anthony Adams' Bellator record stood at 1-2-0, while Sharaf Davlatmurodov's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Davlatmurodov had a massive power advantage over Adams, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Adams' 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Davlatmurodov had a large advantage over Adams, boasting a 28% submission rate over Adams' 0%.

Anthony Adams was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Adams had a height advantage of 2 inches over Davlatmurodov.

Adams was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 months later than Davlatmurodov, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 41 to Davlatmurodov's 53.

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Adams' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Adams vs Davlatmurodov?

Anthony Adams was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Sharaf Davlatmurodov made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.