Oezdemir vs Cirkunov

Who won Oezdemir vs Cirkunov?

Volkan Oezdemir beat Misha Cirkunov by during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 109, on Sunday 28th May 2017 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Volkan Oezdemir.

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).

Oezdemir vs Cirkunov stats

Volkan Oezdemir stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Misha Cirkunov made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Volkan Oezdemir's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Misha Cirkunov's came in at 6-7-0.

The stats suggested Oezdemir had a massive power advantage over Cirkunov, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Cirkunov's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cirkunov had a massive advantage over Oezdemir, boasting a 46% submission rate over Oezdemir's 8%.

Volkan Oezdemir was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Cirkunov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Oezdemir. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Oezdemir's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Cirkunov's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 months later than Cirkunov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 48 to Cirkunov's 35.

Oezdemir vs Cirkunov form

Oezdemir had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Nikita Krylov at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had beaten Aleksandar Rakic at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

He had defeated Ilir Latifi at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Misha Cirkunov had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Alonzo Menifield at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Wellington Turman at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Jimmy Crute at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Misha Cirkunov had been fighting more than Volkan Oezdemir.

Going to this contest, Volkan Oezdemir had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 27 days ago, while Misha Cirkunov's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 3 days ago.

Oezdemir's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Cirkunov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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