Askarov vs Kara-France

Who won Askarov vs Kara-France?

Kai Kara France beat Askar Askarov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night Columbus, on Saturday 26th March 2022 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Kai Kara France.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Askarov vs Kara-France stats

Askar Askarov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Kai Kara France made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Kai Kara France marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Askar Askarov's UFC record stood at 3-1-1, while Kai Kara France's came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested France had an advantage in power over Askarov, with a 48% knock out percentage over Askarov's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Askarov had a massive advantage over France, boasting a 50% submission rate over France's 13%.

Askar Askarov was the same age as Kai Kara France, at 32 years old.

Askarov had a height advantage of 2 inches over France. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Askarov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 7 months later than France, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 39 less professional rounds, 40 to France's 79.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Askar Askarov had been fighting more than Kai Kara France.

Going to this contest, Askar Askarov had last fought 4 years, 8 months and 12 days ago, while Kai Kara France's last outing had been 4 years, 6 months and 4 days ago.

Askarov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

France's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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