Haqparast vs Mullarkey

Who won Haqparast vs Mullarkey?

Nasrat Haqparast beat Jamie Mullarkey by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th December 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Haqparast vs Mullarkey stats

Nasrat Haqparast stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jamie Mullarkey made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Nasrat Haqparast's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Jamie Mullarkey marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Nasrat Haqparast's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Jamie Mullarkey's came in at 5-6-0.

The stats suggested Haqparast had a slight advantage in power over Mullarkey, with a 60% knock out percentage over Mullarkey's 59%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mullarkey had an advantage over Haqparast, with a 18% submission rate over Haqparast's 0%.

Nasrat Haqparast was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

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

Haqparast's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Mullarkey's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 months earlier than Mullarkey, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 49 to Mullarkey's 48.

Haqparast vs Mullarkey form

Haqparast had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Landon Quinones at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten John Makdessi at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Bobby Green at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Dan Hooker at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Joaquim Silva at UFC on ESPN 5 on 3rd August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Jamie Mullarkey had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against John Makdessi at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Muhammadjon Naimov at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Francisco Prado at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

He had beaten Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jamie Mullarkey had been fighting more than Nasrat Haqparast.

Going to this contest, Nasrat Haqparast had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 19 days ago, while Jamie Mullarkey's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 19 days ago.

Haqparast's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Mullarkey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Haqparast vs Mullarkey?

Nasrat Haqparast was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Jamie Mullarkey made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.