Naurdiev vs Park

Who won Naurdiev vs Park?

Jun Yong Park beat Ismail Naurdiev by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 21st June 2025 at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jun Yong Park.

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).

Naurdiev vs Park stats

Ismail Naurdiev stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jun Yong Park made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Ismail Naurdiev's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Jun Yong Park marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Ismail Naurdiev's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Jun Yong Park's came in at 9-3-0.

The stats suggested Naurdiev had a large advantage in power over Park, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Park's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Park had a slight advantage over Naurdiev, with a 33% submission rate over Naurdiev's 25%.

Ismail Naurdiev was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Naurdiev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Park. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Naurdiev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year earlier than Park, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 56 to Park's 55.

Naurdiev vs Park form

Jun Yong Park had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to André Muniz at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Albert Duraev at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Denis Tiuliulin at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Joseph Holmes at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Park's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Naurdiev vs Park start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Naurdiev vs Park?

Ismail Naurdiev was a 8/5 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Jun Yong Park made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.