Nchukwi vs Murzakanov

Who won Nchukwi vs Murzakanov?

Azamat Murzakanov beat Tafon Nchukwi by during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th March 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Azamat Murzakanov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Nchukwi vs Murzakanov stats

Tafon Nchukwi stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Azamat Murzakanov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Murzakanov had a slight advantage in power over Nchukwi, with a 70% knock out percentage over Nchukwi's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Murzakanov had a slight advantage over Nchukwi, with a 10% submission rate over Nchukwi's 0%.

Tafon Nchukwi was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Nchukwi had a height advantage of 2 inches over Murzakanov. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Nchukwi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 9 year later than Murzakanov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 19 to Murzakanov's 19.

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Nchukwi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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