Murphy vs Shakirova

Who won Murphy vs Shakirova?

Lauren Murphy beat Liliya Shakirova by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 254, on Saturday 24th October 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lauren Murphy.

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

Murphy vs Shakirova stats

Lauren Murphy stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Liliya Shakirova made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Lauren Murphy's UFC record stood at 8-6-0, while Liliya Shakirova's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Murphy had a large advantage in power over Shakirova, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Shakirova's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shakirova had an advantage over Murphy, with a 13% submission rate over Murphy's 0%.

Lauren Murphy was the older woman by 8 years, at 40 years old.

Murphy had a height advantage of 1 inch over Shakirova. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Murphy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 5 years and 6 months earlier than Shakirova, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 37 more professional rounds, 60 to Shakirova's 23.

Murphy vs Shakirova form

Lauren Murphy had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Miesha Tate at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Joanne Calderwood at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, she had defeated Liliya Shakirova at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She was victorious against Barb Honchak at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale on 1st December 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Park Theatre, Las Vegas, United States.

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Murphy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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