Aliskerov vs Muniz

Who won Aliskerov vs Muniz?

Ikram Aliskerov beat André Muniz by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

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).

Aliskerov vs Muniz stats

Ikram Aliskerov stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

André Muniz made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 15 by submission.

This was Ikram Aliskerov's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. André Muniz marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Ikram Aliskerov's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while André Muniz's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Aliskerov had a large advantage in power over Muniz, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Muniz's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Muniz had a large advantage over Aliskerov, boasting a 63% submission rate over Aliskerov's 33%.

Ikram Aliskerov was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

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

Aliskerov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years later than Muniz, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 32 to Muniz's 50.

Aliskerov vs Muniz form

André Muniz had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jun Yong Park at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Uriah Hall at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Eryk Anders at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Aliskerov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Muniz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Aliskerov vs Muniz start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Aliskerov vs Muniz?

Ikram Aliskerov was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while André Muniz made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.