Ankalaev vs Oezdemir

Who won Ankalaev vs Oezdemir?

Magomed Ankalaev beat Volkan Oezdemir by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 267, on Saturday 30th October 2021.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Magomed Ankalaev.

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).

Ankalaev vs Oezdemir stats

Magomed Ankalaev stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Volkan Oezdemir made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Magomed Ankalaev's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Volkan Oezdemir marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Magomed Ankalaev's UFC record stood at 12-1-1, while Volkan Oezdemir's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Oezdemir had an advantage in power over Ankalaev, with a 71% knock out percentage over Ankalaev's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oezdemir had a slight advantage over Ankalaev, with a 6% submission rate over Ankalaev's 0%.

Magomed Ankalaev was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Ankalaev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Oezdemir. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Ankalaev was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 4 months later than Oezdemir, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 60 to Oezdemir's 52.

Ankalaev vs Oezdemir form

Ankalaev had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his fight against Johnny Walker at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Jan Blachowicz at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Anthony Smith at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Oezdemir had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Previous to that, he had won against Ilir Latifi at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dominick Reyes at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

He had been defeated 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Magomed Ankalaev had been fighting more than Volkan Oezdemir.

Going to this contest, Magomed Ankalaev had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 20 days ago, while Volkan Oezdemir's last outing had been 5 years, 2 months and 20 days ago.

Ankalaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Oezdemir's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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