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 as in favor of 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 loses 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 loses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Murtazaliev had a massive power advantage over Bestaev, boosting at 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 at 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 14 less professional rounds, 21 to Murtazaliev's 35.

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Murtazaliev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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