Hamlet vs Kasanganay

Who won Hamlet vs Kasanganay?

Impa Kasanganay beat Marthin Hamlet Nielsen by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 7, on Friday 4th August 2023 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

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 Kasanganay stats

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Impa Kasanganay made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Impa Kasanganay marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

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

The stats suggested Nielsen had a slight advantage in power over Kasanganay, with a 25% knock out percentage over Kasanganay's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nielsen had a slight advantage over Kasanganay, with a 33% submission rate over Kasanganay's 31%.

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Nielsen had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kasanganay.

Nielsen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years later than Kasanganay, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 34 to Kasanganay's 45.

Hamlet vs Kasanganay form

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Sam Kei at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Mohammad Fakhreddine at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before 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.

He was victorious against Teodoras Aukstuolis at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

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Nielsen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Kasanganay's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hamlet vs Kasanganay?

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen was a 15/8 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Impa Kasanganay made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.