Makhachev vs Green

Who won Makhachev vs Green?

Islam Makhachev beat Bobby Green by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th February 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Makhachev vs Green division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Makhachev vs Green stats

Islam Makhachev stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Bobby Green made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Bobby Green marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Islam Makhachev's UFC record stood at 14-1-0, while Bobby Green's came in at 13-10-1.

The stats suggested Makhachev had an advantage in power over Green, with a 14% knock out percentage over Green's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Makhachev had a massive advantage over Green, boasting a 48% submission rate over Green's 0%.

Islam Makhachev was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Green had 1-inch reach advantage.

Makhachev was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 6 months later than Green, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 55 less professional rounds, 54 to Green's 109.

Makhachev vs Green form

Makhachev had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he was victorious against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Dan Hooker at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Green had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Al Iaquinta at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Rafael Fiziev at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had been beaten by Thiago Moises at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Alan Patrick at UFC Vegas 10 on 12th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Islam Makhachev had been fighting more than Bobby Green.

Going to this contest, Islam Makhachev had last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Bobby Green's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 14 days ago.

Makhachev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Green's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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