Alaoui vs Haz

Who won Alaoui vs Haz?

Rachid Haz beat Xavier Alaoui by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL MENA 1, on Friday 10th May 2024 at N/A in Riyadh.

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).

Alaoui vs Haz stats

Xavier Alaoui stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Rachid Haz made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Xavier Alaoui will be making their debut in the PFL.

Rachid Haz's PFL record stood at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Haz had an advantage in power over Alaoui, with a 22% knock out percentage over Alaoui's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Haz had an advantage over Alaoui, with a 56% submission rate over Alaoui's 43%.

Xavier Alaoui was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Haz had a height advantage of 4 inches over Alaoui.

Alaoui was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 4 months later than Haz, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 44 to Haz's 24.

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What were the odds on Alaoui vs Haz?

Xavier Alaoui was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Rachid Haz made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.