Oezdemir vs Cirkunov

Who won Oezdemir vs Cirkunov?

Volkan Oezdemir beat Misha Cirkunov by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 109, on Sunday 28th May 2017 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.

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.

This was Volkan Oezdemir's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Volkan Oezdemir's UFC record stood at 8-6-0, 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 14 more professional rounds, 49 to Cirkunov's 35.

Oezdemir vs Cirkunov form

Oezdemir had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Daniel Cormier at UFC 220 on 20th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jimi Manuwa at UFC 214 on 29th July 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had beaten Misha Cirkunov at UFC Fight Night 109 on 28th May 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.

He had defeated Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 104 on 4th February 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

Oezdemir's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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