Malikov vs Yordan

Who won Malikov vs Yordan?

Daud Yordan beat Pavel Malikov by knockout in the 8th round on Sunday, April 22nd, 2018, at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Malikov vs Yordan stats

Back in April 2018, Pavel Malikov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Daud Yordan made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yordan had a large advantage in power over Malikov, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Malikov's 38%.

Pavel Malikov was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Yordan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Malikov.

Both Pavel Malikov and Daud Yordan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Malikov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 8 months later than Yordan, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 164 fewer professional rounds, totaling 115 compared to Yordan's 279.

Pavel Malikov went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, 6 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at lightweight.

Daud Yordan was ranked number 6 by the WBA in the 135lb division.

Malikov vs Yordan form

Yordan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cristian Rafael Coria on June 4, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Prior to that, he had won against Yoshitaka Kato on February 5, 2016, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Balai Sarbini Convention Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Maxwell Awuku on June 6, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at DBL Arena, Surabaya.

Before that, he had defeated Ronald Pontillas on December 20, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round at Pangsuma Stadium, Pontianak.

He had won against Sipho Taliwe on December 6, 2013, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Metro City, Northbridge, Australia.

Activity check

Yordan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Malikov vs Yordan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Afghanistan, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Malikov vs Yordan?

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