Haqparast vs Makdessi

Who won Haqparast vs Makdessi?

Nasrat Haqparast beat John Makdessi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night Paris, on Saturday 3rd September 2022 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nasrat Haqparast.

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).

Haqparast vs Makdessi stats

Nasrat Haqparast stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

John Makdessi made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

Nasrat Haqparast's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while John Makdessi's came in at 11-9-0.

The stats suggested Haqparast had an advantage in power over Makdessi, with a 69% knock out percentage over Makdessi's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Haqparast and Makdessi would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Nasrat Haqparast was the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.

Haqparast had a height advantage of 2 inches over Makdessi. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Haqparast was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 3 months later than Makdessi, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 43 to Makdessi's 63.

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Haqparast's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Makdessi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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