Weidman vs Akhmedov

Who won Weidman vs Akhmedov?

Chris Weidman beat Omari Akhmedov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Vegas 6, on Saturday 8th August 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chris Weidman.

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).

Weidman vs Akhmedov stats

Chris Weidman stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Omari Akhmedov made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Chris Weidman's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Omari Akhmedov's came in at 9-5-1.

The stats suggested Weidman had a slight advantage in power over Akhmedov, with a 43% knock out percentage over Akhmedov's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Weidman had a slight advantage over Akhmedov, with a 29% submission rate over Akhmedov's 25%.

Chris Weidman was the older man by 3 years, at 39 years old.

Weidman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Akhmedov. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Weidman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 11 months earlier than Akhmedov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 52 to Akhmedov's 65.

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Weidman's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Akhmedov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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