Would serial killers be a thing In a world where duels to the death are perfectly legal?

In this world, people have the legal right to fight anyone to the death, for any reason, as long as the fights are done before an official whose sole job is to regulate these duels. The officials in questions are plentiful, and it rarely takes more than a couple of hours for the fight to happen. It should also be noted that it is explicitly not allowed to refuse such a duel.

The duels aren't about torture, however; After a while, if the fight is clearly one-sided and there are no chances for one side to take back the advantage, the official will compel, using force if necessary, the losing side to surrender and be killed.

So my question is : In a world where murders are practically regulated, would there be serial killers and the like? By this I mean, would twisted people feel the need to do home invasions and kidnappings and the like when you can pretty much legally sate your bloodlust against anyone at any time?

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