Fiziev vs Diakiese

Who won Fiziev vs Diakiese?

Rafael Fiziev beat Marc Diakiese by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Island 2, on Saturday 18th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rafael Fiziev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Fiziev vs Diakiese stats

Rafael Fiziev stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marc Diakiese made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Rafael Fiziev's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Marc Diakiese's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Fiziev had a large advantage in power over Diakiese, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Diakiese's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fiziev had a slight advantage over Diakiese, with a 14% submission rate over Diakiese's 7%.

Rafael Fiziev was the same age as Marc Diakiese, at 31 years old.

Diakiese had a height advantage of 2 inches over Fiziev. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Fiziev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 9 months later than Diakiese, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 31 to Diakiese's 56.

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Diakiese's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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