Rabadanov vs Renfro

Who won Rabadanov vs Renfro?

Gadzhi Rabadanov beat Solomon Renfro by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 2, on Friday 12th April 2024 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gadzhi Rabadanov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Rabadanov vs Renfro stats

Gadzhi Rabadanov stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Solomon Renfro made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Gadzhi Rabadanov's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Solomon Renfro marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Gadzhi Rabadanov's PFL record stood at 2-0-0, while Solomon Renfro's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Renfro had a slight advantage in power over Rabadanov, with a 36% knock out percentage over Rabadanov's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rabadanov had an advantage over Renfro, with a 25% submission rate over Renfro's 9%.

Gadzhi Rabadanov was the younger man by 27 years, at years old.

Renfro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rabadanov. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Rabadanov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 2 months later than Renfro, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 61 to Renfro's 35.

Rabadanov vs Renfro form

Rabadanov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Pieter Buist at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Koji Takeda at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bobby King at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Jay Jay Wilson at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Family Arena, St. Louis.

He had won against Daniel Carey at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

Rabadanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Renfro's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rabadanov vs Renfro?

Gadzhi Rabadanov was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Solomon Renfro made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.