Mlambo vs Haz

Who won Mlambo vs Haz?

Frans Mlambo beat Rachid Haz by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL Europe, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at Verti Music Hall in Berlin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Frans Mlambo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Mlambo vs Haz stats

Frans Mlambo stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Rachid Haz made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Rachid Haz marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Frans Mlambo's PFL record stood at 2-1-0, while Rachid Haz's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Mlambo had a large advantage in power over Haz, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Haz's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Haz had a large advantage over Mlambo, boasting a 56% submission rate over Mlambo's 33%.

Frans Mlambo was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Haz had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mlambo. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Mlambo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 8 months later than Haz, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 44 to Haz's 29.

Activity check

Mlambo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mlambo vs Haz?

Frans Mlambo was a 2/11 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Rachid Haz made his way into the ring at 15/4 (+350) with oddsmakers.