Amirkhani vs Kirk

Who won Amirkhani vs Kirk?

Kamuela Kirk beat Makwan Amirkhani by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 28, on Saturday 5th June 2021 in the United States.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kamuela Kirk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Amirkhani vs Kirk stats

Makwan Amirkhani stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Kamuela Kirk made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Makwan Amirkhani's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Makwan Amirkhani's UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Kamuela Kirk's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Amirkhani had a slight advantage in power over Kirk, with a 6% knock out percentage over Kirk's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Amirkhani had a massive advantage over Kirk, boasting a 69% submission rate over Kirk's 0%.

Makwan Amirkhani was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Amirkhani had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kirk. Despite this, Kirk had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Amirkhani was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Kirk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 53 to Kirk's 33.

Amirkhani vs Kirk form

Makwan Amirkhani had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Lerone Murphy at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Kamuela Kirk at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had won against Chris Fishgold at UFC on ESPN+ 11 on 1st June 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.

He had beaten Jason Knight at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Kirk had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Damon Jackson at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Daniel Swain at LFA 107 on 14th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he had won against Guilherme Santos at LFA 97 on 15th January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

He had been beaten by Bruno Souza at LFA 84 on 10th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kamuela Kirk had been fighting more than Makwan Amirkhani.

Going to this contest, Makwan Amirkhani had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 28 days ago, while Kamuela Kirk's last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 15 days ago.

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

Kirk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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