Zurcher vs Bardsley

Who won Zurcher vs Bardsley?

Brahyan Zurcher beat Mike Bardsley by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of PFL 6, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Zurcher vs Bardsley stats

Brahyan Zurcher stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

Mike Bardsley made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Brahyan Zurcher's PFL record stood at 4-0-0, while Mike Bardsley's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Zurcher and Bardsley have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zurcher had a slight advantage over Bardsley, with a 60% submission rate over Bardsley's 50%.

Brahyan Zurcher was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Zurcher had a height advantage of 3 inches over Bardsley.

Zurcher was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 1 year earlier than Bardsley, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 13 to Bardsley's 8.

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Zurcher's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Zurcher vs Bardsley?

Brahyan Zurcher was a 4/11 (-320) favourite going into the contest, while Mike Bardsley made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+230) with oddsmakers.