Pitbull vs Nurmagomedov

Who won Pitbull vs Nurmagomedov?

Usman Nurmagomedov beat Patricky Pitbull by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 288, on Friday 18th November 2022 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-44, 50-44 in favor of the winner Usman Nurmagomedov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Lightweight championship.

Pitbull vs Nurmagomedov stats

Patricky Pitbull stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Usman Nurmagomedov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Patricky Pitbull's 26th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011.

Patricky Pitbull's Bellator record stood at 16-10-0, while Usman Nurmagomedov's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Pitbull had an advantage in power over Nurmagomedov, with a 67% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a large advantage over Pitbull, boasting a 33% submission rate over Pitbull's 4%.

Patricky Pitbull was the older man by 12 years, at 38 years old.

Nurmagomedov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pitbull. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pitbull was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 11 years and 6 months earlier than Nurmagomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 58 more professional rounds, 91 to Nurmagomedov's 33.

Pitbull vs Nurmagomedov form

Patricky Pitbull had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Peter Queally at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had lost to Peter Queally at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tofiq Musayev at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten Luiz Gustavo at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had defeated Tatsuya Kawajiri at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Edion Arena, Osaka.

Nurmagomedov remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Brent Primus at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Benson Henderson at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Patricky Pitbull at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he had defeated Chris Gonzalez at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

He was victorious against Patrik Pietila at Bellator MMA on 23rd October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Usman Nurmagomedov had been fighting more than Patricky Pitbull.

Going to this contest, Patricky Pitbull had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 19 days ago, while Usman Nurmagomedov's last outing had been 9 months and 17 days ago.

Pitbull's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pitbull vs Nurmagomedov?

Patricky Pitbull was a 17/4 (+540) underdog going into the contest, while Usman Nurmagomedov made his way into the ring at 1/8 (-830) with oddsmakers.