Murzakanov vs Jacoby

Who won Murzakanov vs Jacoby?

Azamat Murzakanov beat Dustin Jacoby by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen, on Saturday 15th April 2023 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Azamat Murzakanov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Murzakanov vs Jacoby stats

Azamat Murzakanov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Dustin Jacoby made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Azamat Murzakanov's UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Dustin Jacoby's came in at 7-5-1.

The stats suggested Murzakanov had an advantage in power over Jacoby, with a 75% knock out percentage over Jacoby's 61%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Murzakanov had a slight advantage over Jacoby, with a 8% submission rate over Jacoby's 6%.

Azamat Murzakanov was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Jacoby had a height advantage of 5 inches over Murzakanov. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Murzakanov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 months earlier than Jacoby, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 38 less professional rounds, 19 to Jacoby's 57.

Murzakanov vs Jacoby form

Dustin Jacoby had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alonzo Menifield at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Azamat Murzakanov at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Before that, he had been defeated by Khalil Rountree at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Da Un Jung at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Activity check

Jacoby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 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 Murzakanov vs Jacoby?

Azamat Murzakanov was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Dustin Jacoby made his way into the ring at 59/100 (-170) with oddsmakers.