Akhmedov vs Wilkinson

Who won Akhmedov vs Wilkinson?

Rob Wilkinson beat Omari Akhmedov by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship, on Friday 25th November 2022 at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden in New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Akhmedov vs Wilkinson stats

Omari Akhmedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Rob Wilkinson made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Rob Wilkinson marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Omari Akhmedov's PFL record stood at 3-2-0, while Rob Wilkinson's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Wilkinson had an advantage in power over Akhmedov, with a 47% knock out percentage over Akhmedov's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wilkinson had an advantage over Akhmedov, with a 47% submission rate over Akhmedov's 30%.

Omari Akhmedov was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Wilkinson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Akhmedov. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Akhmedov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Wilkinson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 65 to Wilkinson's 37.

Akhmedov vs Wilkinson form

Akhmedov 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 Rob Wilkinson at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Joshua Silveira at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Teodoras Aukstuolis at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had defeated Viktor Pesta at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

He had been beaten by Jordan Young at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Akhmedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Wilkinson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Akhmedov vs Wilkinson?

Omari Akhmedov was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Rob Wilkinson made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.