Yagshimuradov vs Carvalho

Who won Yagshimuradov vs Carvalho?

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov beat Rafael Carvalho by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Bellator 277, on Friday 15th April 2022 at SAP Center in San Jose.

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).

Yagshimuradov vs Carvalho stats

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Rafael Carvalho made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov's 5th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov's Bellator record stood at 3-2-0, while Rafael Carvalho's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Carvalho had an advantage in power over Yagshimuradov, with a 75% knock out percentage over Yagshimuradov's 61%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yagshimuradov had a large advantage over Carvalho, boasting a 22% submission rate over Carvalho's 0%.

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Carvalho had a height advantage of 4 inches over Yagshimuradov.

Yagshimuradov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 months later than Carvalho, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 61 to Carvalho's 51.

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Yagshimuradov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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