Radzhabov vs Al-Selwady

Who won Radzhabov vs Al-Selwady?

Loik Radzhabov beat Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 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).

Radzhabov vs Al-Selwady stats

Loik Radzhabov stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Loik Radzhabov's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Loik Radzhabov's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Al-Selwady had an advantage in power over Radzhabov, with a 53% knock out percentage over Radzhabov's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Radzhabov had an advantage over Al-Selwady, with a 29% submission rate over Al-Selwady's 13%.

Loik Radzhabov was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Al-Selwady had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Radzhabov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 28 days later than Al-Selwady, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 62 to Al-Selwady's 38.

Radzhabov vs Al-Selwady form

Radzhabov 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 lost to Mateusz Rebecki at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Esteban Ribovics at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Raush Manfio at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Alex Martinez at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He had defeated Akhmet Aliev at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Radzhabov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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