Duraev vs Park

Who won Duraev vs Park?

Jun Yong Park beat Albert Duraev by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jun Yong Park.

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).

Duraev vs Park stats

Albert Duraev stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Jun Yong Park made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Albert Duraev's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Jun Yong Park's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Park had an advantage in power over Duraev, with a 31% knock out percentage over Duraev's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Duraev had a large advantage over Park, boasting a 56% submission rate over Park's 31%.

Albert Duraev was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Duraev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Park. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Duraev was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Park, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 43 to Park's 49.

Duraev vs Park form

Jun Yong Park had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Denis Tiuliulin at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Joseph Holmes at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Tafon Nchukwi at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Duraev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Park's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Duraev vs Park?

Albert Duraev was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Jun Yong Park made his way into the ring at 13/20 (-150) with oddsmakers.