Muradov vs Enomoto

Who won Muradov vs Enomoto?

Makhmud Muradov beat Yasubey Enomoto by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of OKTAGON 68, on Saturday 8th March 2025 at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Muradov vs Enomoto stats

Makhmud Muradov stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Yasubey Enomoto made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Makhmud Muradov's 4th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Yasubey Enomoto marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Makhmud Muradov's Oktagon MMA record stood at 4-0-0, while Yasubey Enomoto's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Muradov had a massive power advantage over Enomoto, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Enomoto's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Enomoto had an advantage over Muradov, with a 27% submission rate over Muradov's 11%.

Makhmud Muradov was the older man by 35 years, at 35 years old.

Muradov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Enomoto. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Muradov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 2 months later than Enomoto, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 31 less professional rounds, 76 to Enomoto's 107.

Muradov vs Enomoto form

Makhmud Muradov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Scott Askham at OKTAGON 61 on 21st September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Winning Group Arena, Brno, Czech Republic.

Previous to that, his fight against Aliaskhab Khizriev at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bryan Barberena at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Caio Borralho at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been beaten by Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise, United States.

Activity check

Muradov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Muradov vs Enomoto start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:10 PM UTC , which was 4:10 PM EST or 1:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Muradov vs Enomoto?

Makhmud Muradov was a 1/14 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Yasubey Enomoto made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.