Ferreira vs Kuniev

Who won Ferreira vs Kuniev?

Rizvan Kuniev beat Renan Ferreira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 2, on Friday 7th April 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rizvan Kuniev.

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).

Ferreira vs Kuniev stats

Renan Ferreira stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rizvan Kuniev made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Renan Ferreira's PFL record stood at 7-1-0, while Rizvan Kuniev's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Ferreira had a massive power advantage over Kuniev, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Kuniev's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kuniev had a slight advantage over Ferreira, with a 18% submission rate over Ferreira's 11%.

Renan Ferreira was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Ferreira had a height advantage of 6 inches over Kuniev. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Ferreira was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 2 months later than Kuniev, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 29 to Kuniev's 33.

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Ferreira's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ferreira vs Kuniev?

Renan Ferreira was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Rizvan Kuniev made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.