Albrektsson vs Powell

Who won Albrektsson vs Powell?

Simeon Powell beat Karl Albrektsson by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 1st May 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

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).

Albrektsson vs Powell stats

Karl Albrektsson stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Simeon Powell made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Karl Albrektsson's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Simeon Powell marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Karl Albrektsson's PFL record stood at 0-1-0, while Simeon Powell's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Albrektsson had a slight advantage in power over Powell, with a 46% knock out percentage over Powell's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Powell had a slight advantage over Albrektsson, with a 30% submission rate over Albrektsson's 23%.

Karl Albrektsson was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Powell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Albrektsson. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Albrektsson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 12 years and 9 months later than Powell, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 41 to Powell's 24.

Albrektsson vs Powell form

Powell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rafael Xavier at Bellator Champions Series: London on 14th September 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at OVO Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jakob Nedoh at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Daniel Ladero at PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs on 30th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Zenith Paris La Villette, Paris, .

Before that, he had defeated Mohamed Amine at PFL Europe on 25th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Joao Paulo Fagundes at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

Albrektsson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Powell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 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 Albrektsson vs Powell start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Albrektsson vs Powell?

Karl Albrektsson was a 13/8 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Simeon Powell made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.