Nazhand vs Shokhnazarov

Who won Nazhand vs Shokhnazarov?

Wahid Najand beat Faridun Shokhnazarov by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of OKTAGON 73, on Saturday 28th June 2025 at Barclays Arena in Hamburg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Nazhand vs Shokhnazarov stats

Wahid Najand stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Faridun Shokhnazarov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Wahid Najand's 3rd fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Faridun Shokhnazarov marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Wahid Najand's Oktagon MMA record stood at 3-0-0, while Faridun Shokhnazarov's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Shokhnazarov had a massive power advantage over Najand, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Najand's 22%.

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

Wahid Najand was the older man by 31 years, at 31 years old.

Shokhnazarov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Najand.

Najand was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Shokhnazarov, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 27 to Shokhnazarov's 12.

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Najand's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Nazhand vs Shokhnazarov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 PM UTC , which was 12:10 PM EST or 9:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nazhand vs Shokhnazarov?

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