Larkin vs Berkhamov

Who won Larkin vs Berkhamov?

Lorenz Larkin beat Mukhamed Berkhamov by during the prelims of Bellator 290, on Saturday 4th February 2023 at Kia Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Lorenz Larkin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Larkin vs Berkhamov stats

Lorenz Larkin stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 7 loses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mukhamed Berkhamov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 2 of those by knock out and 9 by submission.

The stats suggested Larkin had a massive power advantage over Berkhamov, boasting at 50% knock out percentage over Berkhamov's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Berkhamov had a massive advantage over Larkin, boosting at 64% submission rate over Larkin's 0%.

Lorenz Larkin was the older man by 8 years, at 37 years old.

Berkhamov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Larkin.

Larkin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Berkhamov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, 78 to Berkhamov's 26.

Larkin vs Berkhamov form

Larkin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he Mukhamed Berkhamov at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Kyle Stewart at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, he had beat Keita Nakamura at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He had defeated Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 229 on 4th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, United States.

Activity check

Larkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Larkin vs Berkhamov?

Lorenz Larkin was a 7/4 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Mukhamed Berkhamov made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.