Espinoza vs Ferhatbegovic

Who won Espinoza vs Ferhatbegovic?

Elvin Espinoza beat Damir Ferhatbegovic by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 4, on Friday 17th February 2023 at Universal Studios in Orlando.

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).

Espinoza vs Ferhatbegovic stats

Elvin Espinoza stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Damir Ferhatbegovic made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Elvin Espinoza's 7th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Elvin Espinoza's PFL record stood at 5-2-0, while Damir Ferhatbegovic's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested that Espinoza and Ferhatbegovic have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Espinoza had a massive advantage over Ferhatbegovic, boasting a 50% submission rate over Ferhatbegovic's 17%.

Elvin Espinoza was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Ferhatbegovic had a height advantage of 2 inches over Espinoza.

Espinoza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 5 years and 9 months later than Ferhatbegovic, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 24 to Ferhatbegovic's 21.

Activity check

Espinoza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Espinoza vs Ferhatbegovic?

Elvin Espinoza was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Damir Ferhatbegovic made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.