Akhmedov vs Wilkinson

Who won Akhmedov vs Wilkinson?

Rob Wilkinson beat Omari Akhmedov by 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 scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Rob Wilkinson.

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 loses 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 loses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knock out and 7 by submission.

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 35 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 35 more professional rounds, 65 to Wilkinson's 30.

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Wilkinson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 8 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.