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 older man by 1 year, 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.

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Askarov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

France's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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