Mokhnatkina vs Higashi

Who won Mokhnatkina vs Higashi?

Marina Mokhnatkina beat Yoko Higashi by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of PFL 2, on Friday 7th April 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Mokhnatkina vs Higashi stats

Marina Mokhnatkina stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

Yoko Higashi made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Marina Mokhnatkina's PFL record stood at 5-2-0, while Yoko Higashi's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Higashi had a massive power advantage over Mokhnatkina, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Mokhnatkina's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mokhnatkina had a massive advantage over Higashi, boasting a 57% submission rate over Higashi's 0%.

Marina Mokhnatkina was the younger woman by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Mokhnatkina had a height advantage of 1 inch over Higashi.

Mokhnatkina was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2016, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Higashi, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 7 more professional rounds, 38 to Higashi's 31.

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Mokhnatkina's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mokhnatkina vs Higashi?

Marina Mokhnatkina was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Yoko Higashi made her way into the ring at 7/2 (+380) with oddsmakers.