Popov vs Mowry

Who won Popov vs Mowry?

Oleg Popov beat Steve Mowry by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of PFL 1, on Thursday 4th April 2024 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

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).

Popov vs Mowry stats

Oleg Popov stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Steve Mowry made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Oleg Popov's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Steve Mowry's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Popov had a slight advantage in power over Mowry, with a 44% knock out percentage over Mowry's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mowry had a massive advantage over Popov, boasting a 60% submission rate over Popov's 19%.

Oleg Popov was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Mowry had a height advantage of 7 inches over Popov.

Popov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 months earlier than Mowry, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 39 to Mowry's 23.

Popov vs Mowry form

Mowry had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Ali Isaev at Bellator 290 on 4th February 2023 by unanimous draw in their 3 round contest at Kia Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by unanimous draw in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he had won against Rakim Cleveland at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

He had beaten Shaun Asher at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Mowry's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Popov vs Mowry?

Oleg Popov was a 7/10 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Steve Mowry made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.