Murtazaliev vs Adams

Who won Murtazaliev vs Adams?

Anthony Adams beat Khalid Murtazaliev by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 266, on Saturday 18th September 2021 at SAP Center in San Jose.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Anthony Adams.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Murtazaliev vs Adams stats

Khalid Murtazaliev stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anthony Adams made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 1 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Murtazaliev had a massive power advantage over Adams, boasting at 87% knock out percentage over Adams' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Murtazaliev and Adams would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Khalid Murtazaliev was the younger man by 35 years, at years old.

Adams had a height advantage of 1 inch over Murtazaliev. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Murtazaliev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Adams, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 38 to Adams' 41.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Adams had been fighting more than Khalid Murtazaliev.

Going to this contest, Khalid Murtazaliev had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 21 days ago, while Anthony Adams' last outing had been 4 years, 4 months and 5 days ago.

What were the odds on Murtazaliev vs Adams?

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