Musayev vs Shabliy

When is Musayev vs Shabliy?

Tofiq Musayev will square off against Alexander Shabliy in the co-main event of Bellator 292, on Friday 10th March 2023 at SAP Center in San Jose.

The fight will take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Musayev vs Shabliy stats

Tofiq Musayev steps into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Alexander Shabliy will make his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out and 7 by submission.

The stats suggest Musayev has a large advantage in power over Shabliy, boasting at 79% knock out percentage over Shabliy's 50%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Shabliy will have a large advantage over Musayev, boosting at 32% submission rate over Musayev's 11%.

Tofiq Musayev is the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Musayev has a height advantage of 1 inch over Shabliy.

Musayev is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 year and 7 months later than Shabliy, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 10 less professional rounds, 33 to Shabliy's 43.

Musayev vs Shabliy form

Musayev has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Sidney Outlaw at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 28 on 6th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Patricky Pitbull at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had beat Johnny Case at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had defeated Damien Brown at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Edion Arena, Osaka.

Activity check

Musayev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Shabliy's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Musayev vs Shabliy?

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