Ultimate Fighting Calendar
PFLProfessional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018 Regular Season
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Ray Cooper III
United StatesRay Cooper III
“Bradda Boy”
25-14-1
RESULT

Ray Cooper III def. Pavel Kusch (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 0:18
Pavel Kusch
UkrainePavel Kusch
23-8-0
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Ocean Resort Casino, Atlantic City, United States

Ray Cooper III defeated Pavel Kusch by TKO in round 1 (0:18) in the Welterweight main event of Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018 Regular Season, held Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Ocean Resort Casino, Atlantic City.

Betting Odds

Ray Cooper III
-126
56% implied win probability
Open: +106Best: -115
Pavel Kusch
-100
50% implied win probability
Open: -133Best: +113

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

SportsbookRay Cooper IIIPavel Kusch
BetOnline-133+113
Bookmaker-121-107
sports-interaction-115-115
unibet-139+105

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Ray Cooper III vs Pavel Kusch?

Ray Cooper III defeated Pavel Kusch by TKO in round 1 (0:18) in the Welterweight main event of Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018 Regular Season, held Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Ocean Resort Casino, Atlantic City.

Referee
Keith Peterson
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Ray Cooper III 51%49% Pavel Kusch

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Tale of the Tape

25-14-1
Record
23-8-0
1703
Power Index rating
1697
0
Win Streak
0
33
Age
38
5'7"
170 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
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Stance
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Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
Ukraine

Striking Profile

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SLpM
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Str. Acc.
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Grappling Profile

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TD Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)

Ray Cooper III · 1-4
  • W
    Gláucio Eliziário
    Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA · Apr 10, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 2:18
  • L
    Fanil Rafikov
    BetCity Fight Nights 132 · Dec 20, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
  • L
    Darkhanbek Ergeshov
    BORROKA Presents XFC 53 · Sep 20, 2025
    Submission · R2 · 3:04 · Welterweight
  • L
    Dante Schiro
    Tuff-N-Uff 145 · Jun 29, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 2:20 · Welterweight
  • L
    Mukhamed Berkhamov
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2024 Playoffs · Aug 22, 2024
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Pavel Kusch · 1-4
  • L
    Amiran Gogoladze
    EMC 5 · Sep 5, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 0:54 · Welterweight
  • L
    Magomed Magomedkerimov
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 10: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 3 · Oct 19, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Ray Cooper III
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018 Regular Season · Aug 15, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 0:18 · Welterweight
  • W
    Abubakar Nurmagomedov
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2018 Regular Season · Jul 4, 2018
    Submission · R2 · 1:23 · Welterweight
  • L
    Hayder Hassan
    Phoenix FC 6 · Apr 5, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 0 fights
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Avg sig. strikes
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1.21
Avg takedowns
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Career high strikes
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3
Career high TDs
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Strike Distribution

Ray Cooper III
Strike position
Pavel Kusch
0%
Distance
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100%
Ground
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