Magomedov vs Firmino

Who won Magomedov vs Firmino?

Rashid Magomedov beat Luiz Firmino by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 2018 #5, on Thursday 2nd August 2018 at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rashid Magomedov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Magomedov vs Firmino stats

Rashid Magomedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Luiz Firmino made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Rashid Magomedov's PFL record stood at 3-3-1, while Luiz Firmino's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Magomedov had a large advantage in power over Firmino, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Firmino's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Firmino had a large advantage over Magomedov, boasting a 35% submission rate over Magomedov's 5%.

Rashid Magomedov was the younger man by 3 years, at 39 years old.

Magomedov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Firmino. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Magomedov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years later than Firmino, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 79 to Firmino's 62.

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