Magomedkerimov vs Sy

Who won Magomedkerimov vs Sy?

Magomed Magomedkerimov beat Sadibou Sy by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of PFL 10, on Friday 24th November 2023 at The Anthem in Washington.

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 Sy stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 33 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Sadibou Sy made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Sadibou Sy marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Magomed Magomedkerimov's PFL record stood at 16-1-0, while Sadibou Sy's came in at 10-6-2.

The stats suggested Sy had an advantage in power over Magomedkerimov, with a 50% knock out percentage over Magomedkerimov's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedkerimov had a large advantage over Sy, boasting a 27% submission rate over Sy's 0%.

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

Sy had a height advantage of 2 inches over Magomedkerimov. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Magomedkerimov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Sy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 77 to Sy's 63.

Magomedkerimov vs Sy form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Solomon Renfro at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten David Zawada at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

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.

Sy had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Carlos Leal at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Shane Mitchell at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he was victorious against Carlos Leal at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

He had won against Rory MacDonald at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sadibou Sy had been fighting more than Magomed Magomedkerimov.

Going to this contest, Magomed Magomedkerimov had last fought 8 months and 12 days ago, while Sadibou Sy's last outing had been 8 months and 12 days ago.

Magomedkerimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Sy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Magomedkerimov vs Sy?

Magomed Magomedkerimov was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Sadibou Sy made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.