Kayla
Harrison
has all the characteristics of a runaway freight
train.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time defending
Professional Fighters League women’s lightweight champion will
confront her latest challenge when she meets
Kaitlin
Young in the
PFL 6 main event on Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.
Harrison kicked off her 2022 campaign on May 6, when she improved
to a perfect 12-0 with a unanimous decision over
Marina
Mokhnatkina at PFL 3. A short-notice replacement for the
injured
Julia Budd,
Young enters the cage on a two-fight losing streak. She carries a
1-2 record in the PFL.
As Harrison and Young make final preparations for their upcoming
battle at 155 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have
accompanied them to this point:
31: Years of age for Harrison, who was born on July 2, 1990 in
Middletown, Ohio.
5: Harrison victories by submission, accounting for 38% of her
career total (13). Her methods of choice: four armbars and one
keylock. Harrison holds five other victories by knockout or
technical knockout and three more by decision.
83: Seconds needed for Harrison to punch out
Mariana
Morais at PFL 3 on May 6, 2021. Having occurred more than a
year ago, it remains her fastest finish to date.
2,000,000: Dollars in prize money awarded to Harrison for winning
the PFL women’s lightweight championship in 2019 and 2021. The
promotion put paused its operations in 2020 due to the coronavirus
pandemic.
.626: Cumulative winning percentage between the 12
opponents—Mokhnatkina, Morais,
Larissa
Pacheco (twice),
Taylor
Guardado,
Genah
Fabian,
Cindy
Dandois,
Courtney
King,
Bobbi Jo
Dalziel,
Morgan
Frier,
Moriel
Charneski,
Jozette
Cotton and
Brittney
Elkin—Harrison has defeated. They boast a combined record of
92-55.
36: Years of age for Young, who was born in Circle Pines,
Minnesota, on Sept. 15, 1985.
8: Young wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 67%
of her career total (12). Her list of victims includes
Miesha Tate,
Faith
McMah and
Patti Lee.
Young owns four other wins by decision.
1: Stalemate on the Young resume. She settled for a split draw with
Leslie
Smith at Invicta Fighting Championships 1 in April 2012.
12: Calendar years in which Young has fought at least once. She
went 4-0 in 2007, 0-2 in 2008, 0-1 in 2009, 1-1 in 2010, 1-1 in
2011, 1-2-1 in 2012, 0-1 in 2013, 0-1 in 2014, 2-0 in 2018, 1-1 in
2019, 1-0 in 2020 and 1-2 in 2021.
132: Combined victories between the 12 opponents—Budd, Smith,
Morais,
Pam
Sorenson,
Raquel
Canuto,
Lauren
Murphy,
Liz
Carmouche,
Julie
Kedzie,
Jennifer
Tate, Shanna Nelson,
Gina Carano
and
Sarah
Schneider—who have beaten Young. They sport a cumulative .644
winning percentage (132-72-1).