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 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.

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