Muradov vs Askham

Who won Muradov vs Askham?

Makhmud Muradov beat Scott Askham by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of OKTAGON 61, on Saturday 21st September 2024 at Winning Group Arena in Brno.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Makhmud Muradov.

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).

Muradov vs Askham stats

Makhmud Muradov stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Scott Askham made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Makhmud Muradov's 3rd fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Scott Askham marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Makhmud Muradov's Oktagon MMA record stood at 3-0-0, while Scott Askham's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Muradov had a slight advantage in power over Askham, with a 65% knock out percentage over Askham's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Muradov had a slight advantage over Askham, with a 12% submission rate over Askham's 10%.

Makhmud Muradov was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Askham had a height advantage of 1 inch over Muradov. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Muradov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 6 months later than Askham, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 74 to Askham's 57.

Muradov vs Askham form

Muradov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his fight against Aliaskhab Khizriev at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had won against Bryan Barberena at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Caio Borralho at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise, United States.

He had beaten Andrew Sanchez at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Muradov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Muradov vs Askham start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:10 PM UTC , which was 5:10 PM EST or 2:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Muradov vs Askham?

Makhmud Muradov was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Scott Askham made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.