Allen vs Makhmudov

Who won Allen vs Makhmudov?

Arslanbek Makhmudov beat Dave Allen by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 11th, 2025, at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

The scorecards were announced as 117-109, 116-110, 115-111 in favor of winner Arslanbek Makhmudov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Josh Padley was victorious over Reece Bellotti, and Junaid Bostan lost to Bilal Fawaz.

Allen vs Makhmudov stats

Dave Allen stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses, and 2 draws.

Arslanbek Makhmudov made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Dave Allen was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Makhmudov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Allen. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Dave Allen and Arslanbek Makhmudov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Allen was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Makhmudov, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 87 more professional rounds, totaling 156 compared to Makhmudov's 69.

Dave Allen went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA at heavyweight.

Allen vs Makhmudov form

Dave Allen had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Johnny Fisher on May 17, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Johnny Fisher on December 21, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Frazer Clarke on September 2, 2023, by split decision in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Andrea Pesce on August 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Ponds Forge Arena, Yorkshire.

He had won against Dorian Darch on February 8, 2020, by knockout in the 3rd round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Arslanbek Makhmudov had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Guido Vianello on August 17, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Prior to that, he had beaten Miljan Rovcanin on May 25, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Agit Kabayel on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Junior Anthony Wright on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Boulevard Hall, Riyadh.

He had won against Raphael Akpejiori on July 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Huntington Center, Toledo, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Arslanbek Makhmudov had been fighting more than Dave Allen.

Going into this contest, Dave Allen had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Arslanbek Makhmudov's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 24 days ago.

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Makhmudov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Allen vs Makhmudov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Allen vs Makhmudov?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Allen vs Makhmudov?

Dave Allen was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Arslanbek Makhmudov made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.