Brahimaj vs Palatnikov

Who won Brahimaj vs Palatnikov?

Ramiz Brahimaj beat Sasha Palatnikov by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Vegas 34, on Saturday 21st August 2021 at UFC APEX in Enterprise.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Brahimaj vs Palatnikov stats

Ramiz Brahimaj stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 8 by submission.

Sasha Palatnikov made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ramiz Brahimaj's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Ramiz Brahimaj's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Sasha Palatnikov's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Palatnikov had a massive power advantage over Brahimaj, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Brahimaj's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brahimaj had a massive advantage over Palatnikov, boasting a 100% submission rate over Palatnikov's 0%.

Ramiz Brahimaj was the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Palatnikov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Brahimaj. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Brahimaj was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Palatnikov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 28 to Palatnikov's 22.

Brahimaj vs Palatnikov form

Ramiz Brahimaj had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Themba Gorimbo at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Micheal Gillmore at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Court McGee at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Sasha Palatnikov at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had defeated Carlos Martinez at LFA 62 on 22nd March 2019 by submission in the 1st round at The Bomb Factory, Dallas.

Activity check

Brahimaj's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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