Rosta vs Sy

Who won Rosta vs Sy?

Dalton Rosta beat Sadibou Sy by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Friday 18th April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Rosta vs Sy stats

Dalton Rosta stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sadibou Sy made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Dalton Rosta's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Sadibou Sy marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Dalton Rosta's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Sadibou Sy's came in at 11-7-2.

The stats suggested Sy had a slight advantage in power over Rosta, with a 53% knock out percentage over Rosta's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Rosta and Sy would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Dalton Rosta was the younger man by 9 years, at 29 years old.

Sy had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rosta. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Rosta was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 5 months later than Sy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 41 less professional rounds, 27 to Sy's 68.

Rosta vs Sy form

Rosta had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Norbert Novenyi Jr at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin on 22nd June 2024 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Aaron Jeffery at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Adams at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Romero Cotton at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

He was victorious against Duane Johnson at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Sy had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Andrew Sanchez at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Joshua Silveira at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at The Anthem, Washington.

Before that, he had beaten Carlos Leal at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Shane Mitchell at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Sadibou Sy had been fighting more than Dalton Rosta.

Going to this contest, Dalton Rosta had last fought 10 months and 29 days ago, while Sadibou Sy's last outing had been 11 months ago.

Rosta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Sy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Rosta vs Sy start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rosta vs Sy?

Dalton Rosta was a 3/4 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Sadibou Sy made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.