Cooper III vs Berkhamov

Who won Cooper III vs Berkhamov?

Mukhamed Berkhamov beat Ray Cooper by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 9, on Friday 23rd August 2024 at The Anthem in Washington.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mukhamed Berkhamov.

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).

Cooper III vs Berkhamov stats

Ray Cooper stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Mukhamed Berkhamov made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Ray Cooper's 19th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Mukhamed Berkhamov marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ray Cooper's PFL record stood at 12-6-1, while Mukhamed Berkhamov's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Cooper had a massive power advantage over Berkhamov, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Berkhamov's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Berkhamov had a massive advantage over Cooper, boasting a 60% submission rate over Cooper's 28%.

Ray Cooper was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Berkhamov had a height advantage of 7 inches over Cooper.

Cooper was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 months earlier than Berkhamov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 60 to Berkhamov's 32.

Cooper III vs Berkhamov form

Ray Cooper had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jason Jackson at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Derek Brunson at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Brett Cooper at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had been defeated by Carlos Leal at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

He had beaten Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Cooper's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Berkhamov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What time did Cooper III vs Berkhamov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:35 AM UTC , which was 8:35 PM EST or 5:35 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:35 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cooper III vs Berkhamov?

Ray Cooper was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Mukhamed Berkhamov made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.