Wilkinson vs Breese

Who won Wilkinson vs Breese?

Rob Wilkinson beat Tom Breese by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL 2, on Friday 12th April 2024 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Wilkinson vs Breese stats

Rob Wilkinson stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Tom Breese made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Rob Wilkinson's PFL record stood at 5-0-0, while Tom Breese's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Wilkinson had a large advantage in power over Breese, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Breese's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Breese had a large advantage over Wilkinson, boasting a 67% submission rate over Wilkinson's 39%.

Rob Wilkinson was the same age as Tom Breese, at 32 years old.

Wilkinson had 6-inch reach advantage.

Wilkinson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year later than Breese, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 30 to Breese's 34.

Wilkinson vs Breese form

Wilkinson had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 opponents and going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Thiago Santos at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Omari Akhmedov at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Delan Monte at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he was victorious against Viktor Pesta at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had won against Bruce Souto at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Activity check

Wilkinson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wilkinson vs Breese?

Rob Wilkinson was a 8/13 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Tom Breese made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.