Magomedsharipov vs Davis

Who won Magomedsharipov vs Davis?

Zabit Magomedsharipov beat Brandon Davis by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 228, on Saturday 8th September 2018 at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Zabit Magomedsharipov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Magomedsharipov vs Davis stats

Zabit Magomedsharipov stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Brandon Davis made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Zabit Magomedsharipov's UFC record stood at 6-0-0, while Brandon Davis' came in at 2-7-0.

The stats suggested Magomedsharipov had a slight advantage in power over Davis, with a 40% knock out percentage over Davis' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedsharipov had an advantage over Davis, with a 40% submission rate over Davis' 22%.

Zabit Magomedsharipov was the same age as Brandon Davis, at 33 years old.

Magomedsharipov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Davis. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Magomedsharipov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 39 to Davis' 53.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brandon Davis had been fighting more than Zabit Magomedsharipov.

Going to this contest, Zabit Magomedsharipov had last fought 6 years and 11 days ago, while Brandon Davis' last outing had been 6 years and 2 months ago.

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