Li vs Salikhov

Who won Li vs Salikhov?

Jingliang Li beat Muslim Salikhov by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 16th July 2022 at UBS Arena in Long Island, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Li vs Salikhov stats

Jingliang Li stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Muslim Salikhov made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jingliang Li's UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Muslim Salikhov's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Salikhov had a large advantage in power over Li, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Li's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Li had a slight advantage over Salikhov, with a 22% submission rate over Salikhov's 12%.

Jingliang Li was the younger man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Li had a height advantage of 1 inch over Salikhov. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Li was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Salikhov, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 61 to Salikhov's 39.

Li vs Salikhov form

Jingliang Li had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Previous to that, he had won against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC on ABC 1 on 16th January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Neil Magny at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Elizeu Zaleski at UFC on ESPN+ 15 on 31st August 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, China.

He had defeated David Zawada at UFC Fight Night 141 on 24th November 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Cadillac Arena, Beijing.

Salikhov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Jingliang Li at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had beaten Laureano Staropoli at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

He had lost to Alex Garcia at UFC Fight Night 122 on 25th November 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jingliang Li had been fighting more than Muslim Salikhov.

Going to this contest, Jingliang Li had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 26 days ago, while Muslim Salikhov's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 6 days ago.

Li's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Salikhov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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