Mlambo vs Kakhorov

Who won Mlambo vs Kakhorov?

Khurshed Kakhorov beat Frans Mlambo by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of PFL Europe 4, on Friday 8th December 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Mlambo vs Kakhorov stats

Frans Mlambo stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Khurshed Kakhorov made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

Frans Mlambo's PFL record stood at 2-1-0, while Khurshed Kakhorov's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Kakhorov had a massive power advantage over Mlambo, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Mlambo's 27%.

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

Frans Mlambo was the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

Mlambo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kakhorov.

Mlambo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years earlier than Kakhorov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 44 to Kakhorov's 32.

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What were the odds on Mlambo vs Kakhorov?

Frans Mlambo was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Khurshed Kakhorov made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.