Yagshimuradov vs Nedoh

Who won Yagshimuradov vs Nedoh?

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov beat Jakob Nedoh by knockout in the 1st round during the main card 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).

Yagshimuradov vs Nedoh stats

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jakob Nedoh made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Jakob Nedoh marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Jakob Nedoh's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Nedoh had an advantage in power over Yagshimuradov, with a 75% knock out percentage over Yagshimuradov's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nedoh had a slight advantage over Yagshimuradov, with a 25% submission rate over Yagshimuradov's 19%.

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov was the older man by 34 years, at 34 years old.

Nedoh had a height advantage of 5 inches over Yagshimuradov.

Yagshimuradov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Nedoh, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, 61 to Nedoh's 11.

Yagshimuradov vs Nedoh form

Yagshimuradov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Maciej Rozanski at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Julius Anglickas at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had lost to Karl Albrektsson at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

He had been beaten by Corey Anderson at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Yagshimuradov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Nedoh's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Yagshimuradov vs Nedoh?

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Jakob Nedoh made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.