Larkin vs Chokheli

Who won Larkin vs Chokheli?

Lorenz Larkin beat Levan Chokheli by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

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).

Larkin vs Chokheli stats

Lorenz Larkin stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Levan Chokheli made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Lorenz Larkin's 12th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Levan Chokheli marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Lorenz Larkin's Bellator record stood at 8-3-0, while Levan Chokheli's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Chokheli had a large advantage in power over Larkin, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Larkin's 54%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Larkin and Chokheli would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Lorenz Larkin was the older man by 11 years, at 38 years old.

Chokheli had a height advantage of 2 inches over Larkin.

Larkin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Chokheli, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 80 to Chokheli's 24.

Larkin vs Chokheli form

Lorenz Larkin had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Alan Dominguez at PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season on 28th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Andrey Koreshkov 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 Mukhamed Berkhamov at Bellator 290 on 4th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Before that, his fight against Mukhamed Berkhamov at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

He had defeated Kyle Stewart at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Chokheli had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Sabah Homasi at Bellator 299 on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had won against Michael Lombardo at Bellator 294 on 21st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Roman Faraldo at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he had been beaten by Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

He had defeated Vinicius de Jesus at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lorenz Larkin had been fighting more than Levan Chokheli.

Going to this contest, Lorenz Larkin had last fought 2 months and 15 days ago, while Levan Chokheli's last outing had been 11 months and 20 days ago.

Larkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Chokheli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Larkin vs Chokheli start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Larkin vs Chokheli?

Lorenz Larkin was a 17/20 (-120) underdog going into the contest, while Levan Chokheli made his way into the ring at 17/20 (-120) with oddsmakers.