Magomedkerimov vs Zawada

Who won Magomedkerimov vs Zawada?

Magomed Magomedkerimov beat David Zawada by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 6, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

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 Zawada stats

Magomed Magomedkerimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

David Zawada made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Zawada had a large advantage in power over Magomedkerimov, boasting a 65% knock out percentage over Magomedkerimov's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedkerimov had a slight advantage over Zawada, with a 30% submission rate over Zawada's 24%.

Magomed Magomedkerimov was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Magomedkerimov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zawada. Despite this, Zawada had 2-inch reach advantage.

Magomedkerimov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Zawada, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 77 to Zawada's 47.

Magomedkerimov vs Zawada form

Magomedkerimov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He was victorious against Curtis Millender at PFL 2021 #5 on 17th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Magomedkerimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Zawada's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Magomedkerimov vs Zawada?

Magomed Magomedkerimov was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while David Zawada made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.