Kasanganay vs Nedoh

Who won Kasanganay vs Nedoh?

Impa Kasanganay beat Jakob Nedoh by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of PFL 5, on Friday 21st June 2024 at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.

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).

Kasanganay vs Nedoh stats

Impa Kasanganay stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jakob Nedoh made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Impa Kasanganay's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Jakob Nedoh marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Impa Kasanganay's PFL record stood at 8-1-0, while Jakob Nedoh's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Nedoh had a massive power advantage over Kasanganay, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Kasanganay's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Kasanganay and Nedoh would have been pretty equal, both with a 25% submission rate.

Impa Kasanganay was the older man by 30 years, at 30 years old.

Nedoh had a height advantage of 5 inches over Kasanganay.

Kasanganay was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 9 months earlier than Nedoh, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, 50 to Nedoh's 13.

Kasanganay vs Nedoh form

Kasanganay had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Alex Polizzi at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Johnny Eblen at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joshua Silveira at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Marthin Hamlet Nielsen at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

He was victorious against Tim Caron at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

Kasanganay's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Nedoh's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What time did Kasanganay vs Nedoh start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kasanganay vs Nedoh?

Impa Kasanganay was a 30/100 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Jakob Nedoh made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+220) with oddsmakers.