Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III

Who won Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III?

Ray Cooper beat Magomed Magomedkerimov by during the co-main event of PFL 2021 #10, on Wednesday 27th October 2021 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ray Cooper.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Ray Cooper made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Magomed Magomedkerimov's PFL record stood at 16-1-0, while Ray Cooper's came in at 12-5-1.

The stats suggested Cooper had a large advantage in power over Magomedkerimov, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Magomedkerimov's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedkerimov had a slight advantage over Cooper, with a 32% submission rate over Cooper's 30%.

Magomed Magomedkerimov was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Magomedkerimov had a height advantage of 6 inches over Cooper. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Magomedkerimov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Cooper, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 77 to Cooper's 57.

Magomedkerimov vs Cooper III form

Cooper had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Zane Kamaka at PFL 2019 #1 on 9th May 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 2018 #11 on 31st December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Handesson Ferreira at PFL 2018 #10 on 20th October 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington D.C..

Before that, he had defeated Jake Shields at PFL 2018 #10 on 20th October 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Entertainment and Sports Arena.

He was victorious against Pavel Kusch at PFL 2018 #6 on 16th August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Resort Casino, Atlantic City, United States.

Activity check

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.

Cooper's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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