The third Professional Fighters League event of the 2024 regular season goes down this Friday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. PFL 3 will be headlined by a welterweight clash between former Bellator MMA champion Andrey Koreshkov and undefeated Russian prospect Magomed Umalatov. The show features fights in the 145- and 170-pound weight classes, with competitors striving towards inching closer to the $1 million prize at season’s end.
20: With 20 fights in the Bellator 170-pound division, Koreshkov leads the tally for most bouts in the organization’s divisional history.
16: In those 20 bouts, Koreshkov has stood victorious on 16 occasions, which is the highest in the history of the promotion’s welterweight division.
8: Koreshkov is tied with Douglas Lima and Michael Page for the most knockout wins in Bellator at 170 pounds.
13: Koreshkov was undefeated through the first 13 fights of his career, his run highlighted by 11 finishes.
14: The 33-year-old Koreshkov has 14 knockout victories on his record, which amounts to 52% of his career total.
4: With four submissions, Koreshkov has exhibited a 15% submission finish rate in fights.
9: Umalatov has registered nine first-round victories in his career—a fact that speak volumes about his killer instinct.
11: With 11 knockout victories, Umalatov has displayed the kind of formidable striking skills that might factor into his fight against Koreshkov.
79: The 32-year-old Umalatov has achieved 79% of his victories by knockout.