Pyfer vs Alhassan

Who won Pyfer vs Alhassan?

Joseph Pyfer beat Abdul Razak Alhassan by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Pyfer vs Alhassan stats

Joseph Pyfer stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Abdul Razak Alhassan made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

Joseph Pyfer's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Abdul Razak Alhassan's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Alhassan had a large advantage in power over Pyfer, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Pyfer's 73%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pyfer had an advantage over Alhassan, with a 18% submission rate over Alhassan's 0%.

Joseph Pyfer was the younger man by 11 years, at 27 years old.

Pyfer had a height advantage of 4 inches over Alhassan. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pyfer was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 5 months later than Alhassan, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 27 to Alhassan's 28.

Pyfer vs Alhassan form

Abdul Razak Alhassan had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Claudio Ribeiro at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in the United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alessio Di Chirico at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jacob Malkoun at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Khaos Williams at UFC Vegas 14 on 14th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Pyfer's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Alhassan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pyfer vs Alhassan?

Joseph Pyfer was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Abdul Razak Alhassan made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.