Magomedkerimov vs Renfro

Who won Magomedkerimov vs Renfro?

Magomed Magomedkerimov beat Solomon Renfro by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of 2023 PFL Playoffs, on Wednesday 23rd August 2023 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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 Renfro stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Solomon Renfro made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Solomon Renfro marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Magomed Magomedkerimov's PFL record stood at 16-1-0, while Solomon Renfro's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Magomedkerimov had a slight advantage in power over Renfro, with a 41% knock out percentage over Renfro's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedkerimov had an advantage over Renfro, with a 28% submission rate over Renfro's 9%.

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

Magomedkerimov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Renfro. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Magomedkerimov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 15 years and 8 months later than Renfro, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 77 to Renfro's 35.

Magomedkerimov vs Renfro form

Magomedkerimov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against David Zawada at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gleison Tibau at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had lost to Ray Cooper at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Sadibou Sy at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Activity check

Magomedkerimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Renfro's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Magomedkerimov vs Renfro?

Magomed Magomedkerimov was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Solomon Renfro made his way into the ring at 21/4 (+580) with oddsmakers.