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Azamat Murzakanov vs Dominick Reyes

Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Prelims · Bout 9 of 14Etihad Arena · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dominick Reyes def. Azamat Murzakanov · KO/TKO · Round 1, 2:40

Azamat Murzakanov portrait

Azamat Murzakanov

Dominick Reyes portrait

Dominick Reyes

Azamat Murzakanov versus Dominick Reyes

“The Professional”

Southpaw · Striker · K Dojo

Murzakanov’s profile

“The Devastator”

Southpaw · Striker · Joe Stevenson's Cobra Kai

Reyes’s profile

Tale of the tape

MurzakanovReyes
16-2-0Pro record17-5-0
6-1-0UFC record10-5-0
37Age36
5' 10"Height6' 4"
206 lbsWeight205 lbs
71.5"Reach77"
SouthpawStanceSouthpaw
StrikerStyleStriker
K DojoTeamJoe Stevenson's Cobra Kai
Lost vs Paulo CostaLast fightWon vs Johnny Walker
196Days since last fight196
81%Finish rate75%

How they win

Murzakanov

16 wins on file

KO/TKO
12
Submission
1
Decision
3

Reyes

16 wins on file

KO/TKO
10
Submission
2
Decision
4
How these figures are measured
Sig. strikes landed per minute
Significant strikes landed, divided by minutes fought. Career figure.
Strike accuracy, all strikes
Every strike landed as a share of every strike thrown, significant or not, over the career. ESPN's own figure. It is not significant-strike accuracy, which runs lower.
Takedowns per 15 minutes
Takedowns landed for every 15 minutes fought, the length of a three-round bout. Career figure.
Takedown accuracy
Takedowns landed as a share of those attempted. Career figure.
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
Submission attempts for every 15 minutes fought. Career figure.
Finish rate
Share of the wins on file that ended by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Days since last fight
From the last bout on file to the date of this one.

Records, measurements and career averages are reported by ESPN. The UFC record, last fight, finish rate and win methods are counted by Statwell from the bouts on file for each fighter, which can be fewer than the full professional record. No striking or grappling averages are available for both fighters yet.

Matchup snapshot

Murzakanov

7 measured UFC bouts, 63.3 minutes

Reyes

15 measured UFC bouts, 117.8 minutes

4.47283 landed of 501 thrown (56%)
Significant strikes landedper minute
4.99588 landed of 1096 thrown (54%)
3.29opponents landed 208 of 471
Significant strikes absorbedper minute
3.40opponents landed 401 of 795
21%3 of 14 attempts
Takedowns completedof those attempted
29%2 of 7 attempts
89%conceded 1 of 9 faced
Takedowns defendedof those faced
83%conceded 7 of 41 faced
6scored, 1 suffered
Knockdownsscored and suffered
7scored, 4 suffered
About these statistics

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over each fighter’s measured UFC bouts. Small samples move quickly: read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Recent form

Azamat Murzakanov

4-1 in last 5
  • L

    vs Paulo Costa

    KO/TKO · R3 · 1:23

    · UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg

    Sig. strikes 34 of 70 · Takedowns 1 of 2

  • W

    vs Aleksandar Rakic

    KO/TKO · R1 · 3:11

    · UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane

    Sig. strikes 3 of 8 · 1 knockdown

  • W

    vs Brendson Ribeiro

    KO/TKO · R1 · 3:25

    · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2

    Sig. strikes 27 of 36 · 1 knockdown

  • W

    vs Alonzo Menifield

    KO/TKO · R2 · 3:18

    · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov

    Sig. strikes 45 of 85 · Takedowns 0 of 1 · 1 knockdown

  • W

    vs Dustin Jacoby

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen

    Sig. strikes 67 of 127 · Takedowns 1 of 5 · 1 knockdown

Dominick Reyes

4-1 in last 5
  • W

    vs Johnny Walker

    Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg

    Sig. strikes 34 of 73

  • L

    vs Carlos Ulberg

    KO/TKO · R1 · 4:27

    · UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes

    Sig. strikes 5 of 11

  • W

    vs Nikita Krylov

    KO/TKO · R1 · 2:24

    · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes

    Sig. strikes 8 of 17 · 1 knockdown

  • W

    vs Anthony Smith

    KO/TKO · R2 · 4:46

    · UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura

    Sig. strikes 121 of 162

  • W

    vs Dustin Jacoby

    KO/TKO · R1 · 2:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov

    Sig. strikes 20 of 33 · 2 knockdowns

Statwell Intel

The full analysis is published.

Two southpaw finishers, six inches of height between them. Azamat Murzakanov is the shorter man; Dominick Reyes has been stopped by strikes four times, and won his last bout on the cards. Both an early finish and a long fight are on the record.

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