Bestaev vs Murtazaliev

Who won Bestaev vs Murtazaliev?

Khalid Murtazaliev beat Khadzhimurat Bestaev by during the prelims of Bellator 286, on Saturday 1st October 2022 at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Khalid Murtazaliev.

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).

Bestaev vs Murtazaliev stats

Khadzhimurat Bestaev stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Khalid Murtazaliev made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

Khadzhimurat Bestaev's Bellator record stood at 1-1-0, while Khalid Murtazaliev's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Murtazaliev had a massive power advantage over Bestaev, boasting a 87% knock out percentage over Bestaev's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bestaev had a massive advantage over Murtazaliev, boasting a 55% submission rate over Murtazaliev's 0%.

Khadzhimurat Bestaev was the same age as Khalid Murtazaliev, at years old.

Bestaev had a height advantage of 6 inches over Murtazaliev. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Bestaev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 month later than Murtazaliev, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 21 to Murtazaliev's 38.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Khalid Murtazaliev had been fighting more than Khadzhimurat Bestaev.

Going to this contest, Khadzhimurat Bestaev had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 5 days ago, while Khalid Murtazaliev's last outing had been 3 years and 16 days ago.

What were the odds on Bestaev vs Murtazaliev?

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