Baal vs Guedes

Who won Baal vs Guedes?

Anatolij Baal beat Sebas Santana Guedes by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL Europe, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at Verti Music Hall in Berlin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Baal vs Guedes stats

Anatolij Baal stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Sebas Santana Guedes made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw and 5 by submission.

Anatolij Baal's PFL record stood at 1-1-0, while Sebas Santana Guedes' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Baal had a massive power advantage over Guedes, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Guedes' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Guedes had a massive advantage over Baal, boasting a 63% submission rate over Baal's 22%.

Anatolij Baal was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Guedes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Baal.

Baal was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Guedes, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 28 to Guedes' 37.

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What were the odds on Baal vs Guedes?

Anatolij Baal was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Sebas Santana Guedes made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.