Larkin vs Berkhamov

Who won Larkin vs Berkhamov?

Lorenz Larkin beat Mukhamed Berkhamov by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 290, on Saturday 4th February 2023 at Kia Forum in Inglewood.

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 losses 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, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Lorenz Larkin's 12th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Mukhamed Berkhamov marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Lorenz Larkin's Bellator record stood at 8-3-0, while Mukhamed Berkhamov's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Larkin had a massive power advantage over Berkhamov, boasting a 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, boasting a 64% submission rate over Larkin's 0%.

Lorenz Larkin was the older man by 8 years, at 38 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 48 more professional rounds, 80 to Berkhamov's 32.

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, his fight against Mukhamed Berkhamov at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had won against 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 beaten 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 defeated Keita Nakamura at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He was victorious against 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 5 years, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Berkhamov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 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.