Elekana vs Campbell

Who won Elekana vs Campbell?

Billy Elekana beat Chuck Campbell by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 7, on Friday 4th August 2023 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Billy Elekana.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Elekana vs Campbell stats

Billy Elekana stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Chuck Campbell made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Billy Elekana's PFL record stood at 2-0-0, while Chuck Campbell's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Elekana and Campbell have similar power, both with a 40% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Elekana had an advantage over Campbell, with a 20% submission rate over Campbell's 0%.

Billy Elekana was the same age as Chuck Campbell, at years old.

Campbell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Elekana.

Elekana was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2021, 2 years and 11 months later than Campbell, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 16 to Campbell's 28.

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Elekana's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Campbell's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Elekana vs Campbell?

Billy Elekana was a 21/50 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Chuck Campbell made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.