Magomedkerimov vs Howard

Who won Magomedkerimov vs Howard?

Magomed Magomedkerimov beat John Howard by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL 2019 #1, on Thursday 9th May 2019 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Magomed Magomedkerimov.

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).

Magomedkerimov vs Howard stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

John Howard made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Magomed Magomedkerimov's PFL record stood at 16-1-0, while John Howard's came in at 3-3-1.

The stats suggested Magomedkerimov had a slight advantage in power over Howard, with a 43% knock out percentage over Howard's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedkerimov had a slight advantage over Howard, with a 30% submission rate over Howard's 26%.

Magomed Magomedkerimov was the younger man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Magomedkerimov had a height advantage of 6 inches over Howard. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Magomedkerimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 10 months later than Howard, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 77 to Howard's 100.

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Magomedkerimov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Howard's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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