Oezdemir vs Cirkunov

Who won Oezdemir vs Cirkunov?

Volkan Oezdemir beat Misha Cirkunov by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 109, on Sunday 28th May 2017 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.

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).

Oezdemir vs Cirkunov stats

Volkan Oezdemir stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Misha Cirkunov made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Volkan Oezdemir's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Volkan Oezdemir's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Misha Cirkunov's came in at 6-7-0.

The stats suggested Oezdemir had a massive power advantage over Cirkunov, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Cirkunov's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cirkunov had a massive advantage over Oezdemir, boasting a 46% submission rate over Oezdemir's 8%.

Volkan Oezdemir was the younger man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Cirkunov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Oezdemir. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Oezdemir's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Cirkunov's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 months later than Cirkunov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 52 to Cirkunov's 35.

Oezdemir vs Cirkunov form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Aleksandar Rakic at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Before that, he had defeated Ilir Latifi at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

He had been beaten by Dominick Reyes at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Oezdemir's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Cirkunov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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