Garcia vs Salikhov

Who won Garcia vs Salikhov?

Alex Garcia beat Muslim Salikhov by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 122, on Saturday 25th November 2017 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Garcia vs Salikhov stats

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

Muslim Salikhov made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Alex Garcia's UFC record stood at 5-5-0, while Muslim Salikhov's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Salikhov had a massive power advantage over Garcia, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Garcia's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Garcia had a large advantage over Salikhov, boasting a 36% submission rate over Salikhov's 15%.

Alex Garcia was the younger man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Salikhov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Garcia. Despite this, he had 2-inch reach advantage.

Garcia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Salikhov, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 44 to Salikhov's 39.

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