Abdurakhimov vs Arlovski

Who won Abdurakhimov vs Arlovski?

Shamil Abdurakhimov beat Andrei Arlovski by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 136, on Saturday 15th September 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Shamil Abdurakhimov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Abdurakhimov vs Arlovski stats

Shamil Abdurakhimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Andrei Arlovski made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Andrei Arlovski marked his 42nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2000.

Shamil Abdurakhimov's UFC record stood at 5-7-0, while Andrei Arlovski's came in at 23-18-0.

The stats suggested Arlovski had an advantage in power over Abdurakhimov, with a 63% knock out percentage over Abdurakhimov's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Abdurakhimov had an advantage over Arlovski, with a 22% submission rate over Arlovski's 11%.

Shamil Abdurakhimov was the younger man by 3 years, at 42 years old.

Arlovski had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Abdurakhimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 9 years later than Arlovski, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 75 less professional rounds, 55 to Arlovski's 130.

Abdurakhimov vs Arlovski form

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Don Tale Mayes at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jared Vanderaa at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

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Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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