Khaybulaev vs Diamond

Who won Khaybulaev vs Diamond?

Movlid Khaybulaev beat Tyler Diamond by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of PFL 4, on Thursday 8th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Khaybulaev vs Diamond stats

Movlid Khaybulaev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Tyler Diamond made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Tyler Diamond marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Movlid Khaybulaev's PFL record stood at 7-0-1, while Tyler Diamond's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Diamond had an advantage in power over Khaybulaev, with a 45% knock out percentage over Khaybulaev's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Diamond had a slight advantage over Khaybulaev, with a 18% submission rate over Khaybulaev's 10%.

Movlid Khaybulaev was the same age as Tyler Diamond, at 33 years old.

Diamond had a height advantage of 1 inch over Khaybulaev. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Khaybulaev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Diamond, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 51 to Diamond's 40.

Khaybulaev vs Diamond form

Khaybulaev remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ryoji Kudo at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chris Wade at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brendan Loughnane at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he was victorious against Lance Palmer at PFL 2021 #6 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had won against Lazar Stojadinovic at PFL 2021 #1 on 23rd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Khaybulaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Diamond's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Khaybulaev vs Diamond?

Movlid Khaybulaev was a 2/15 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Tyler Diamond made his way into the ring at 23/5 (+460) with oddsmakers.