Ismagulov vs Alves

Who won Ismagulov vs Alves?

Damir Ismagulov beat Rafael Alves by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 27, on Saturday 22nd May 2021 in the United States.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Damir Ismagulov.

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).

Ismagulov vs Alves stats

Damir Ismagulov stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rafael Alves made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Damir Ismagulov's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Rafael Alves' came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Ismagulov had a slight advantage in power over Alves, with a 47% knock out percentage over Alves' 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Alves had a massive advantage over Ismagulov, boasting a 37% submission rate over Ismagulov's 5%.

Damir Ismagulov was the same age as Rafael Alves, at 33 years old.

Ismagulov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Alves. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Ismagulov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 years and 1 month later than Alves, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 70 to Alves' 64.

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