Cappelozza vs Nemkov

Who won Cappelozza vs Nemkov?

Vadim Nemkov beat Bruno Henrique Cappelozza by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL vs. Bellator, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Cappelozza vs Nemkov stats

Bruno Henrique Cappelozza stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Vadim Nemkov made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Bruno Henrique Cappelozza's PFL record stood at 5-2-0, while Vadim Nemkov's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Cappelozza had a massive power advantage over Nemkov, boasting a 94% knock out percentage over Nemkov's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nemkov had an advantage over Cappelozza, with a 19% submission rate over Cappelozza's 0%.

Bruno Henrique Cappelozza was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Cappelozza had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nemkov.

Cappelozza was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Nemkov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 38 to Nemkov's 46.

Cappelozza vs Nemkov form

Cappelozza had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 opponents and going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Stuart Austin at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ante Delija at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jamelle Jones at PFL 2021 #8 on 19th August 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he was victorious against Mo DeReese at PFL 2021 #6 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had won against Ante Delija at PFL 2021 #3 on 6th May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Vadim Nemkov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Yoel Romero at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Corey Anderson at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Corey Anderson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he was victorious against Julius Anglickas at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by submission in the 4th round in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

He had won against Phil Davis at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bruno Henrique Cappelozza had been fighting more than Vadim Nemkov.

Going to this contest, Bruno Henrique Cappelozza had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 29 days ago, while Vadim Nemkov's last outing had been 10 months and 10 days ago.

Cappelozza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Nemkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cappelozza vs Nemkov?

Bruno Henrique Cappelozza was a 18/5 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Vadim Nemkov made his way into the ring at 1/6 (-590) with oddsmakers.