Taleb vs Daaja

Who won Taleb vs Daaja?

Ali Taleb beat Jalal Al Daaja by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL MENA 3, on Friday 20th September 2024 at PFL MENA Studio in Boulevard City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Taleb vs Daaja stats

Ali Taleb stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jalal Al Daaja made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Ali Taleb's 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Jalal Al Daaja marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ali Taleb's PFL record stood at 4-1-0, while Jalal Al Daaja's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Taleb had an advantage in power over Daaja, with a 50% knock out percentage over Daaja's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Taleb had a slight advantage over Daaja, with a 30% submission rate over Daaja's 27%.

Ali Taleb was the younger man by 37 years, at years old.

Daaja had a height advantage of 2 inches over Taleb.

Taleb was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 3 months later than Daaja, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 24 to Daaja's 43.

Activity check

Taleb's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Taleb vs Daaja?

Ali Taleb was a 1/14 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Jalal Al Daaja made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+690) with oddsmakers.