Braga vs Khizriev

Who won Braga vs Khizriev?

Timur Khizriev beat Gabriel Alves Braga by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 9, on Friday 23rd August 2024 at The Anthem in Washington.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Timur Khizriev.

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).

Braga vs Khizriev stats

Gabriel Alves Braga stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Timur Khizriev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 16 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Gabriel Alves Braga's 8th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Timur Khizriev marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Gabriel Alves Braga's PFL record stood at 6-2-0, while Timur Khizriev's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Braga had a massive power advantage over Khizriev, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Khizriev's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Khizriev had a slight advantage over Braga, with a 6% submission rate over Braga's 0%.

Gabriel Alves Braga was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Braga had a height advantage of 1 inch over Khizriev.

Braga was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 10 years earlier than Khizriev, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 36 to Khizriev's 44.

Braga vs Khizriev form

Braga had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bubba Jenkins 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 beaten Justin Gonzales at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jesus Pinedo at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at The Anthem, Washington.

Before that, he had defeated Chris Wade at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

He was victorious against Marlon Moraes at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

Braga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Khizriev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Braga vs Khizriev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Braga vs Khizriev?

Gabriel Alves Braga was a 18/5 (+360) underdog going into the contest, while Timur Khizriev made his way into the ring at 2/11 (-560) with oddsmakers.