By The Numbers: Kayla Harrison vs. Kaitlin Young
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).
