Larkin vs Chokheli

When is Larkin vs Chokheli?

Lorenz Larkin is set to fight Levan Chokheli in the co-main event of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Larkin vs Chokheli stats

Lorenz Larkin steps 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 will make 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 will be Lorenz Larkin's 11th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Lorenz Larkin's Bellator record currently stands at 7-3-0, while Levan Chokheli's comes in at 4-2-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Larkin and Chokheli will be pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

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

Chokheli has a height advantage of 2 inches over Larkin.

Larkin is 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 has fought 56 more professional rounds, 79 to Chokheli's 23.

Larkin vs Chokheli form

Lorenz Larkin has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he 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 has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he won 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 recent activity, Lorenz Larkin has been fighting more than Levan Chokheli.

Lorenz Larkin last fought 2 months and 8 days ago, while Levan Chokheli's last outing was 11 months and 13 days ago.

Larkin's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Chokheli's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time does Larkin vs Chokheli start?

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

What are the odds on Larkin vs Chokheli?

Lorenz Larkin is currently 7/10 (-140) to win the fight outright, while you can get 27/25 (+110) on Levan Chokheli if you fancy the incredible upset.

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