Grishin vs Cleveland

Who won Grishin vs Cleveland?

Maxim Grishin beat Rakim Cleveland by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL 2018 #5, on Thursday 2nd August 2018 at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island.

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).

Grishin vs Cleveland stats

Maxim Grishin stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Rakim Cleveland made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Maxim Grishin's PFL record stood at 4-0-2, while Rakim Cleveland's came in at 1-4-0.

The stats suggested Cleveland had an advantage in power over Grishin, with a 63% knock out percentage over Grishin's 52%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cleveland had a slight advantage over Grishin, with a 26% submission rate over Grishin's 19%.

Maxim Grishin was the older man by 5 years, at 40 years old.

Cleveland had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Grishin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Cleveland, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 91 to Cleveland's 78.

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Grishin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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