Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
Jacoby vs Murzakanov
Apr. 15, 2023
UFC Spotlight
Statistiques et records
9
Wins by Knockout
8
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Précision saisissante
- Sig. Frappes débarquées
- 183
- Sig. Grèves tentées
- 319
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Précision de Takedown
- Takedowns Landed
- 1
- Takedowns Tentowns
- 12
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. par cible
athlete record
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Info
Status
Actif
Lieu de naissance
Nalchik, Russia
Style de combat
MMA
Âge
35
La Taille
70.00
Poids
205.00
Début de l'octogone
Nov. 20, 2021
Reach
71.50
Portée de la jambe
41.00
- Pro since 2010
- Nine wins by KO, one by submission (neck crank)
- Eight first round finishes
- Four wins in under a minute
- Owns wins over UFC vets Andre Muniz and Guto Inocente
UFC on ESPN (4/15/23) Murzakanov won a three round unanimous decision over Dustin Jacoby
UFC on ESPN (8/13/22) Murzakanov stopped Devin Clark via strikes at 1:18 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (3/12/22) Murzakanov stopped Tafon Nchukwi via strikes at :44 of the third round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 5
Episode one (8/31/21) Murzakanov stopped Matheus Scheffel via strikes at 3:00 of the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? Since childhood, I’ve been wrestling and boxing, but when I got to age 18, I fully dedicated myself to hand to hand fighting.
What titles have you held? Multiple-time Russian champion, multiple-time European and World champion and the only person to hold the Absolute Champion title in Hand2Hand Fighting. Also, Grand Prix champion in Brave CF in 2019.
Do you have any heroes? Since a young age, I looked up to Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Fedor Emelianenko.
What would it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It would mean a lot. We’ve been coming to this point for too long, with many obstacles, but we are not stopping until we get that UFC contract!
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Bachelor’s Degree
What was your job before you started fighting? I was in special unit SWAT team operations
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Master of Sports in Hand to Hand
Favorite grappling technique: Kimura
Favorite Striking technique: Cross
