Yamauchi vs Koreshkov

Who won Yamauchi vs Koreshkov?

Andrey Koreshkov beat Goiti Yamauchi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 6, on Friday 28th June 2024 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andrey Koreshkov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Yamauchi vs Koreshkov stats

Goiti Yamauchi stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 21 by submission.

Andrey Koreshkov made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Goiti Yamauchi's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Andrey Koreshkov marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Goiti Yamauchi's PFL record stood at 1-1-0, while Andrey Koreshkov's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Koreshkov had a massive power advantage over Yamauchi, boasting a 52% knock out percentage over Yamauchi's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yamauchi had a massive advantage over Koreshkov, boasting a 75% submission rate over Koreshkov's 15%.

Goiti Yamauchi was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Koreshkov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yamauchi. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Yamauchi's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Koreshkov's, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 days earlier than Koreshkov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 63 to Koreshkov's 75.

Yamauchi vs Koreshkov form

Yamauchi had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Neiman Gracie at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Michael Page at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Neiman Gracie at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he had defeated Levan Chokheli at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

He was victorious against Chris Gonzalez at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Koreshkov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Magomed Umalatov at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Lorenz Larkin at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 29th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chance Rencountre at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Sabah Homasi at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been defeated by Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 229 on 4th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Goiti Yamauchi had been fighting more than Andrey Koreshkov.

Going to this contest, Goiti Yamauchi had last fought 5 months and 19 days ago, while Andrey Koreshkov's last outing had been 5 months and 19 days ago.

Yamauchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Koreshkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Yamauchi vs Koreshkov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:15 PM UTC , which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yamauchi vs Koreshkov?

Goiti Yamauchi was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Andrey Koreshkov made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.