Molina vs Zhumagulov

Who won Molina vs Zhumagulov?

Jeff Molina beat Zhalgas Zhumagulov by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 4th June 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jeff Molina.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Molina vs Zhumagulov stats

Jeff Molina stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Jeff Molina's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Zhalgas Zhumagulov's came in at 1-6-0.

The stats suggested Zhumagulov had a slight advantage in power over Molina, with a 50% knock out percentage over Molina's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Molina had a massive advantage over Zhumagulov, boasting a 40% submission rate over Zhumagulov's 7%.

Jeff Molina was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Molina had a height advantage of 2 inches over Zhumagulov. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Molina was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 8 months later than Zhumagulov, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 41 less professional rounds, 24 to Zhumagulov's 65.

Molina vs Zhumagulov form

Zhalgas Zhumagulov had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joshua Van at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jeff Molina at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Manel Kape at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Jerome Rivera at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Molina's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Zhumagulov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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