Cossio vs Sanders

Who won Cossio vs Sanders?

Dedrek Sanders beat Sergio Cossio by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 7, on Friday 2nd August 2024 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Cossio vs Sanders stats

Sergio Cossio stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Dedrek Sanders made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Sergio Cossio's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Dedrek Sanders marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Sergio Cossio's PFL record stood at 1-1-0, while Dedrek Sanders' came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Sanders had a slight advantage in power over Cossio, with a 38% knock out percentage over Cossio's 32%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cossio had a large advantage over Sanders, boasting a 47% submission rate over Sanders' 25%.

Sergio Cossio was the younger man by 34 years, at years old.

Cossio had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sanders.

Cossio was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Sanders, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 66 to Sanders' 24.

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Cossio's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cossio vs Sanders?

Sergio Cossio was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Dedrek Sanders made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.