Korkmaz vs Amirkhani

Who won Korkmaz vs Amirkhani?

Attila Korkmaz beat Makwan Amirkhani by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of OKTAGON 58, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at Stadion Eden in Prague.

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).

Korkmaz vs Amirkhani stats

Attila Korkmaz stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Makwan Amirkhani made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Attila Korkmaz's 3rd fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Makwan Amirkhani marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Attila Korkmaz's Oktagon MMA record stood at 1-2-0, while Makwan Amirkhani's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Korkmaz had an advantage in power over Amirkhani, with a 21% knock out percentage over Amirkhani's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Amirkhani had a massive advantage over Korkmaz, boasting a 71% submission rate over Korkmaz's 21%.

Attila Korkmaz was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Amirkhani had a height advantage of 2 inches over Korkmaz.

Korkmaz was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 13 years and 11 months earlier than Amirkhani, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 65 to Amirkhani's 53.

Korkmaz vs Amirkhani form

Makwan Amirkhani had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jack Shore at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jonathan Pearce at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mike Grundy at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Before that, he had been defeated by Lerone Murphy at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

He had lost to Kamuela Kirk at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Activity check

Korkmaz's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Amirkhani's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Korkmaz vs Amirkhani start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:10 PM UTC , which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Korkmaz vs Amirkhani?

Attila Korkmaz was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Makwan Amirkhani made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.