Lopez vs Kurdanov Result & Stats: Kurdanov wins by TKO R2 · BKFC 89 Palm Desert, Fri, May 22, 2026

BKFCBKFC 89 Palm Desert: Herring vs Larrimore

Erik Lopez

“LIGHTS OUT” · 1-0

TKOTKOTKO

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 2 · 0:41

Welterweight5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Evgeny KurdanovWIN

“THE SAILOR” · 1-1-0

TKOTKOTKO

Friday, May 22, 2026Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert, United States

Evgeny Kurdanov defeated Erik Lopez by TKO in round 2 (00:41) in the Welterweight bout of BKFC 89 Palm Desert: Herring vs Larrimore, held Friday, May 22, 2026 at Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert.

The result

Evgeny KurdanovWIN

def. Erik Lopez

TKO

Round 2 · 00:41

Referee: John Mccarthy
Time format: 5 Rnd (2-2-2-2-2)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Erik LopezEvgeny Kurdanov

17%Market · 4 sportsbooks✓ Called it83%

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Erik Lopez

+455

18% implied win probability · Open: +363

Evgeny Kurdanov

-863

90% implied win probability · Open: -454

Line Movement

Erik LopezEvgeny Kurdanov

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Evgeny Kurdanov dropped Erik Lopez 3 times.
Evgeny Kurdanov out-landed Erik Lopez 14 to 6 in significant strikes.
Evgeny Kurdanov landed 78% of significant strikes to Erik Lopez's 46%.

Tale of the tape

1-0

Record

1-1-0

Win Streak

1-4

Last 5

3-2

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Erik LopezEvgeny Kurdanov

Knockdowns

6 / 13

Significant strikes

14 / 18

46%

Sig. strike accuracy

78%

6 / 13

Total strikes

14 / 18

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Erik LopezEvgeny Kurdanov

467%

Head

1071%

233%

Body

429%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Erik Lopez

50%50%

Evgeny Kurdanov

71%29%

■ Distance■ Clinch

Betting Odds

Erik Lopez

+455

18% implied win probability

Open: +363Best: +500

Evgeny Kurdanov

-863

90% implied win probability

Open: -454Best: -800

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Erik LopezEvgeny Kurdanov

Sportsbook	Erik Lopez	Evgeny Kurdanov
BetMGM	+500	-900
BetOnline	+425	-800
Betway	+450	-800
Bookmaker	+446	-975

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. UFC Odds API

Insights

Evgeny Kurdanov's last two losses were both stopped early.
Erik Lopez's last two losses were both stopped early.

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

88%

Head

76%

13%

Body

24%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Erik Lopezlast 4 fights

86%14%

Evgeny Kurdanovlast 5 fights

83%17%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.49

Strikes landed / min

5.25

5.51

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.46

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Erik Lopez4 fights · by range and by target

Range

86%Distance · 76

14%Clinch · 12

0%Ground · 0

Target

88%Head · 77

13%Body · 11

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Evgeny Kurdanov5 fights · by range and by target

Range

83%Distance · 134

17%Clinch · 27

0%Ground · 0

Target

76%Head · 123

24%Body · 38

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Erik Lopez1 of 1 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

1 early stoppage has no logged time

Evgeny Kurdanov2 of 2 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Erik Lopez1-4

L
Evgeny Kurdanov
BKFC 89 Palm Desert: Herring vs Larrimore · May 22, 2026
TKO · R2 · 0:41 · Welterweight
L
Dallas Davison
Fusion Fight League · Dec 13, 2025
TKO · R4 · 0:33 · Welterweight
L
John Garbarino
BKFC Fight Night Philly: Pague vs Petersen · Jul 25, 2025
TKO · R2 · 1:48 · Middleweight
L
Gregoris Cisneros
BYB 21 · Oct 21, 2023
TKO
W
Manuel Moreira
BKFC 29 Montana 2 · Sep 10, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Lightweight

Full record · 8 fights

L
Dallas Davision
BKFC 24: Hunt vs Riggs · Apr 30, 2022
TKO · R2 · 1:08 · Middleweight
L
Dallas Davison
BKFC 24: Hunt vs. Riggs · Apr 30, 2022
TKO · R2 · 1:08
W
Seth Wallace
Brawls and Kickstart Days · Jul 30, 2021
Unanimous Decision

Evgeny Kurdanov3-2

W
Erik Lopez
BKFC 89 Palm Desert: Herring vs Larrimore · May 22, 2026
TKO · R2 · 0:41 · Welterweight
L
Paulo Machado Games
BKFC 84 Palm Desert: Dyer vs Hunt 2 · Nov 15, 2025
TKO · R3 · 2:00 · Welterweight
L
Paulo Machado
BKFC 84: Dyer vs. Hunt 2 · Nov 15, 2025
TKO · R3 · 2:00
W
Elvin Brito
BKFC Fight Night Pechanga · Jan 18, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Welterweight
W
Elvin Leon Brito
BKFC Fight Night · Jan 18, 2025
Unanimous Decision

Full record · 9 fights

L
Julian Lane
BKFC Knucklemania IV · Apr 27, 2024
TKO · R1 · 2:00 · Middleweight
L
Gorjan Slaveski
BKFC 31 Denver:: Richman vs Doolittle · Oct 15, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Middleweight
W
Zelimkhan Dukaev
Hardcore FC 12 · Dec 23, 2020
DEC · Middleweight
W
Marif Piraev
AMC Fight Nights · Sep 28, 2020
DEC · Middleweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Erik Lopez vs Evgeny Kurdanov?

Evgeny Kurdanov defeated Erik Lopez by TKO in round 2 (00:41) in the Welterweight bout of BKFC 89 Palm Desert: Herring vs Larrimore, held Friday, May 22, 2026 at Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert.