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Azamat Murzakanov
“Professional”
Russia
Ranked #9 · Light HeavyweightOfficial UFC rankings
16-2-0W-L-D
- Age
- 37
- Height
- 5'10"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- Light HeavyweightLight Heavyweight: 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- K Dojo
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1737
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Murzakanov is a finisher. His wins by the numbers: 12 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 3 by decision, for an 80% finish rate. When this southpaw wins, he usually puts people to sleep.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he lost to Dominick Reyes (16-5-0) by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, he lost to Paulo Costa (16-4-0) by KO/TKO in round 3. Prior to that, he beat Aleksandar Rakic (15-6-0) by KO/TKO in round 1.
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 4.28 significant strikes a minute at 56% accuracy, while absorbing 3.28. He defends 55% of strikes. Takedown defense is strong at 89%, and he attempts just 0.65 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 12 KO/TKO (75%)
- 3 Decision (19%)
- 1 No method on record (6%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 80%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 3 weeks ago
16 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 84-32-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1720
- Lossvs Dominick Reyes16-5-0 · Power Index 1751KO/TKO · R1 · 2:40Oct 24, 2026 · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev
- Lossvs Paulo Costa16-4-0 · Power Index 1768KO/TKO · R3 · 1:23Apr 11, 2026 · UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg
Fight stats
Stat Azamat Murzakanov Paulo Costa Sig. strikes 34/70 55/80 Takedowns 1/2 0/1 Control time 0:20 1:20 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 7 21 Round 2 sig. strikes 23 19 Round 3 sig. strikes 4 15 - Winvs Aleksandar Rakic15-6-0 · Power Index 1653KO/TKO · R1 · 3:11Oct 25, 2025 · UFC 321: Aspinall vs Gane
Fight stats
Stat Azamat Murzakanov Aleksandar Rakic Sig. strikes 3/8 9/14 Takedowns 0/0 0/2 Control time 0:02 0:36 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 3 9 - Winvs Brendson Ribeiro18-11-0 · Power Index 1611KO/TKO · R1 · 3:25Jun 8, 2025 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2
Fight stats
Stat Azamat Murzakanov Brendson Ribeiro Sig. strikes 27/36 8/22 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:27 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 27 8 - Winvs Alonzo Menifield19-6-1 · Power Index 1818KO/TKO · R2 · 3:18Aug 3, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov
Fight stats
Stat Azamat Murzakanov Alonzo Menifield Sig. strikes 45/85 15/74 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 0:44 0:51 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 22 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 23 7
Career Stats
Based on 9 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.28
- Striking accuracy
- 56%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.28
- Striking defense
- 55%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.65
- Takedown accuracy
- 19%
- Takedown defense
- 89%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20