Mokhnatkina vs Martins

Who won Mokhnatkina vs Martins?

Marina Mokhnatkina beat Evelyn Martins by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marina Mokhnatkina.

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 Martins stats

Marina Mokhnatkina stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Evelyn Martins made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Marina Mokhnatkina's PFL record stood at 5-2-0, while Evelyn Martins' came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Mokhnatkina had an advantage in power over Martins, with a 11% knock out percentage over Martins' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mokhnatkina had a massive advantage over Martins, boasting a 56% submission rate over Martins' 20%.

Marina Mokhnatkina was the older woman by 15 years, at 36 years old.

Martins had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mokhnatkina. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Mokhnatkina was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 8 years and 1 month later than Martins, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 21 more professional rounds, 38 to Martins' 17.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Evelyn Martins had been fighting more than Marina Mokhnatkina.

Going to this contest, Marina Mokhnatkina had last fought 3 years, 1 month and 14 days ago, while Evelyn Martins' last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 8 days ago.

Mokhnatkina's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Martins' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mokhnatkina vs Martins?

Marina Mokhnatkina was a 17/20 (-120) underdog going into the contest, while Evelyn Martins made her way into the ring at 17/20 (-120) with oddsmakers.