Gamzatov vs Abreu

Who won Gamzatov vs Abreu?

Shamil Gamzatov beat Klidson Abreu by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 21, on Saturday 9th November 2019 at CSKA Arena in Moscow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Shamil Gamzatov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Gamzatov vs Abreu stats

Shamil Gamzatov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Klidson Abreu made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Shamil Gamzatov's UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Klidson Abreu's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Gamzatov had an advantage in power over Abreu, with a 38% knock out percentage over Abreu's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Abreu had a large advantage over Gamzatov, boasting a 67% submission rate over Gamzatov's 38%.

Shamil Gamzatov was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Gamzatov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Abreu. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Gamzatov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 months later than Abreu, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 26 to Abreu's 44.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Klidson Abreu had been fighting more than Shamil Gamzatov.

Going to this contest, Shamil Gamzatov had last fought 6 years, 11 months and 15 days ago, while Klidson Abreu's last outing had been 6 years, 3 months and 28 days ago.

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