Wilkinson vs Yagshimuradov

Who won Wilkinson vs Yagshimuradov?

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov beat Rob Wilkinson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of PFL 8, on Friday 16th August 2024 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Wilkinson vs Yagshimuradov stats

Rob Wilkinson stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Rob Wilkinson's 8th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Rob Wilkinson's PFL record stood at 6-1-0, while Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Yagshimuradov had a slight advantage in power over Wilkinson, with a 57% knock out percentage over Wilkinson's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wilkinson had an advantage over Yagshimuradov, with a 37% submission rate over Yagshimuradov's 17%.

Rob Wilkinson was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Wilkinson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Yagshimuradov.

Wilkinson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 months earlier than Yagshimuradov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 37 to Yagshimuradov's 67.

Wilkinson vs Yagshimuradov form

Wilkinson had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Joshua Silveira at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tom Breese at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Thiago Santos at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Omari Akhmedov at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Delan Monte at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Yagshimuradov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Simon Biyong at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jakob Nedoh at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Maciej Rozanski at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had won against Julius Anglickas at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

He had beaten Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rob Wilkinson had been fighting more than Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov.

Going to this contest, Rob Wilkinson had last fought 2 months and 14 days ago, while Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov's last outing had been 2 months and 14 days ago.

Wilkinson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Yagshimuradov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Wilkinson vs Yagshimuradov 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 Wilkinson vs Yagshimuradov?

Rob Wilkinson was a 8/13 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.