Chouchane vs Capella

Who won Chouchane vs Capella?

Ignacio Capella beat Yazid Chouchane by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL Europe 1, on Thursday 7th March 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

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).

Chouchane vs Capella stats

Yazid Chouchane stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ignacio Capella made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Yazid Chouchane's PFL record stood at 1-2-0, while Ignacio Capella's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Capella had a massive power advantage over Chouchane, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Chouchane's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Capella had an advantage over Chouchane, with a 14% submission rate over Chouchane's 0%.

Yazid Chouchane was the older man by 35 years, at 35 years old.

Chouchane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Capella, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 33 to Capella's 14.

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Chouchane's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Chouchane vs Capella?

Yazid Chouchane was a 4/7 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Ignacio Capella made his way into the ring at 6/5 (-100) with oddsmakers.