DeReese vs Istrefi

Who won DeReese vs Istrefi?

Mo DeReese beat Valdrin Istrefi by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2019 #6, on Thursday 8th August 2019 at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.

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).

DeReese vs Istrefi stats

Mo DeReese stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Valdrin Istrefi made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Mo DeReese's PFL record stood at 4-4-0, while Valdrin Istrefi's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested DeReese had an advantage in power over Istrefi, with a 57% knock out percentage over Istrefi's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Istrefi had a large advantage over DeReese, boasting a 38% submission rate over DeReese's 14%.

Mo DeReese was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Istrefi had a height advantage of 3 inches over DeReese. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

DeReese was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 months later than Istrefi, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 23 to Istrefi's 32.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Valdrin Istrefi had been fighting more than Mo DeReese.

Going to this contest, Mo DeReese had last fought 4 years, 10 months and 21 days ago, while Valdrin Istrefi's last outing had been 4 years, 10 months and 21 days ago.

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