Akhmedov vs Boetsch

Who won Akhmedov vs Boetsch?

Omari Akhmedov beat Tim Boetsch by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 4, on Saturday 9th March 2019 at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Omari Akhmedov.

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).

Akhmedov vs Boetsch stats

Omari Akhmedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Tim Boetsch made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Omari Akhmedov's UFC record stood at 9-5-1, while Tim Boetsch's came in at 12-12-0.

The stats suggested Boetsch had a large advantage in power over Akhmedov, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Akhmedov's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Akhmedov had an advantage over Boetsch, with a 29% submission rate over Boetsch's 14%.

Omari Akhmedov was the younger man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Boetsch had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Akhmedov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 3 months later than Boetsch, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 65 to Boetsch's 68.

Akhmedov vs Boetsch form

Omari Akhmedov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jordan Young at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brad Tavares at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Chris Weidman at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Tim Boetsch at UFC on ESPN+ 4 on 9th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita.

He had beaten Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night 109 on 28th May 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.

Activity check

Akhmedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Boetsch's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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