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.
This was Rob Wilkinson's 7th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.
Rob Wilkinson's PFL record stood at 6-0-0, 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 a 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 the same amount of professional rounds, 34 to Breese's 34.
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Wilkinson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 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.
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