Palmer vs Laurentino

Who won Palmer vs Laurentino?

Lance Palmer beat Luis Rafael Laurentino by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of PFL 2019 #5, on Thursday 25th July 2019 at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.

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

Palmer vs Laurentino stats

Lance Palmer stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 8 by submission.

Luis Rafael Laurentino made his way to the cage with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 19 by submission.

Lance Palmer's PFL record stood at 12-3-0, while Luis Rafael Laurentino's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Laurentino had a large advantage in power over Palmer, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Palmer's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Laurentino had an advantage over Palmer, with a 56% submission rate over Palmer's 44%.

Lance Palmer was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Laurentino had a height advantage of 2 inches over Palmer. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Palmer was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year earlier than Laurentino, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 87 to Laurentino's 55.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luis Rafael Laurentino had been fighting more than Lance Palmer.

Going to this contest, Lance Palmer had last fought 6 years, 5 months and 26 days ago, while Luis Rafael Laurentino's last outing had been 4 years, 11 months and 5 days ago.

What were the odds on Palmer vs Laurentino?

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