Mullarkey vs Naimov

Who won Mullarkey vs Naimov?

Muhammadjon Naimov beat Jamie Mullarkey by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi, on Saturday 3rd June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Mullarkey vs Naimov stats

Jamie Mullarkey stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Muhammadjon Naimov made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jamie Mullarkey's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Muhammadjon Naimov marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jamie Mullarkey's UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Muhammadjon Naimov's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Mullarkey had an advantage in power over Naimov, with a 63% knock out percentage over Naimov's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Naimov had a slight advantage over Mullarkey, with a 25% submission rate over Mullarkey's 19%.

Jamie Mullarkey was the same age as Muhammadjon Naimov, at 30 years old.

Mullarkey had a height advantage of 3 inches over Naimov. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Mullarkey was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years earlier than Naimov, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 48 to Naimov's 31.

Mullarkey vs Naimov form

Mullarkey had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Francisco Prado at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jalin Turner at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Devonte Smith at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Khama Worthy at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Mullarkey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 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 Mullarkey vs Naimov?

Jamie Mullarkey was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Muhammadjon Naimov made his way into the ring at 73/20 (+370) with oddsmakers.