Albrektsson vs Yagshimuradov

Who won Albrektsson vs Yagshimuradov?

Karl Albrektsson beat Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 266, on Saturday 16th October 2021 at Footprint Center in Phoenix.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Karl Albrektsson.

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).

Albrektsson vs Yagshimuradov stats

Karl Albrektsson stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Karl Albrektsson's 5th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Karl Albrektsson's Bellator record stood at 2-3-0, while Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Yagshimuradov had an advantage in power over Albrektsson, with a 61% knock out percentage over Albrektsson's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Albrektsson had a slight advantage over Yagshimuradov, with a 30% submission rate over Yagshimuradov's 22%.

Karl Albrektsson was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Albrektsson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yagshimuradov.

Albrektsson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 months later than Yagshimuradov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 41 to Yagshimuradov's 68.

Albrektsson vs Yagshimuradov form

Yagshimuradov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rob Wilkinson at PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on 16th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Simon Biyong at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jakob Nedoh at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Maciej Rozanski at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He had won against Julius Anglickas at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

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Albrektsson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Yagshimuradov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 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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