Hamlet vs Fakhreddine

Who won Hamlet vs Fakhreddine?

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen beat Mohammad Fakhreddine by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 1, on Saturday 1st April 2023 at The Theater - Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

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).

Hamlet vs Fakhreddine stats

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Mohammad Fakhreddine made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen's PFL record stood at 6-4-0, while Mohammad Fakhreddine's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Fakhreddine had a massive power advantage over Nielsen, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Nielsen's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nielsen had a large advantage over Fakhreddine, boasting a 33% submission rate over Fakhreddine's 7%.

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen was the younger man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Nielsen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 3 months later than Fakhreddine, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 34 to Fakhreddine's 38.

Hamlet vs Fakhreddine form

Nielsen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cory Hendricks at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Joshua Silveira at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Teodoras Aukstuolis at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ant nio Carlos J nior at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Cezar Ferreira at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Activity check

Nielsen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hamlet vs Fakhreddine?

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Mohammad Fakhreddine made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.