Moldavsky vs Vassell III

Who won Moldavsky vs Vassell III?

Linton Vassell beat Valentin Moldavsky by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of PFL 4, on Thursday 13th June 2024 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Linton Vassell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Moldavsky vs Vassell III stats

Valentin Moldavsky stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Linton Vassell made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Valentin Moldavsky's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Linton Vassell marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Valentin Moldavsky's PFL record stood at 1-1-0, while Linton Vassell's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Vassell had a large advantage in power over Moldavsky, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Moldavsky's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had an advantage over Moldavsky, with a 35% submission rate over Moldavsky's 23%.

Valentin Moldavsky was the younger man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Vassell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Moldavsky. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Moldavsky was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 5 months later than Vassell, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 42 to Vassell's 74.

Moldavsky vs Vassell III form

Vassell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Timothy Johnson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ronny Markes at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he was victorious against Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 234 on 14th November 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel.

He had lost to Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 218 on 22nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, United States.

Activity check

Moldavsky's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Vassell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Moldavsky vs Vassell III start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Moldavsky vs Vassell III?

Valentin Moldavsky was a 30/100 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Linton Vassell made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.