A potential threepeat has come into view for Kayla Harrison.
The two-time defending Professional Fighters League champion will confront Martina Jindrova when their 2022 women’s lightweight semifinal headlines PFL 9 on Saturday at Copperbox Arena in London, with the victor moving on for a shot at $1 million in November. Harrison, a prohibitive favorite to win the tournament, carries a perfect 14-0 record into the cage. She last appeared at PFL 6, where she dispatched Kaitlin Young with punches less than three minutes into their July 1 encounter. Jindrova, meanwhile, has rattled off three consecutive victories. She punched her ticket to the semifinals by defeating Vanessa Melo and Zamzagul Fayzallanova in back-to-back outings.
In advance of their Harrison-Jindrova showdown at 155 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
32: Years of age for Harrison, who was born in Middletown, Ohio, on July 2, 1990.
6: Harrison victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 43% of her career total (14). Her list of victims: Young, Genah Fabian, Mariana Morais, Courtney King, Moriel Charneski and Jozette Cotton. Harrison holds five other victories by submission (36%) and three more by decision (21%).
83: Seconds needed for Harrison to put away Morais with punches at PFL 3 in May 2021. More than a year later, it remains the American Top Team rep’s fastest finish to date.
5: Consecutive calendar years in which Harrison has competed as a mixed martial artist. In addition to her 2-0 mark in 2022, the two-time Olympic gold medalist went 3-0 in 2018, 4-0 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020 and 4-0 in 2021.
.774: Cumulative winning percentage between the two women—Larissa Pacheco (twice) and Marina Mokhnatkina—Harrison has failed to stop. They boast a combined record of 24-7.
31: Years of age for Jindrova, who was born on Jan. 26, 1991 in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
2: Jindrova wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 33% of her career total (six). Her list of victims: Fayzallanova and Inga Kaledaite. She owns one other win by submission (17%) and three more by decision (50%).
47: Seconds needed for Jindrova to take out Kaledaite with punches at an I Am Fighter show on Oct. 10, 2019. It ranks as the quickest of the three first-round finishes on her resume.
3: Countries in which Jindrova has plied her mixed martial arts trade. She has gone 2-2 in her native Czech Republic, 3-0 in the United States and 1-0 in Cameroon.
10: Combined victories between the two women—Karolina Sobek and Tamires Vidal—who have beaten Jindrova. They sport a .909 cumulative winning percentage (10-1).
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