Rakhmonov vs Garry

Who won Rakhmonov vs Garry?

Shavkat Rakhmonov beat Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Shavkat Rakhmonov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Rakhmonov vs Garry stats

Shavkat Rakhmonov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Ian Machado Garry made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Shavkat Rakhmonov's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Ian Machado Garry marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Shavkat Rakhmonov's UFC record stood at 7-0-0, while Ian Machado Garry's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Garry had a slight advantage in power over Rakhmonov, with a 47% knock out percentage over Rakhmonov's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rakhmonov had a massive advantage over Garry, boasting a 56% submission rate over Garry's 7%.

Shavkat Rakhmonov was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Garry had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rakhmonov. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Rakhmonov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Garry, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 34 to Garry's 41.

Rakhmonov vs Garry form

Rakhmonov remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Stephen Thompson at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Geoff Neal at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Carlston Harris at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Michel Prazeres at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Garry had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Michael Page at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Geoff Neal at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Neil Magny at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, he had won against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

He had beaten Kenan Song at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ian Machado Garry had been fighting more than Shavkat Rakhmonov.

Going to this contest, Shavkat Rakhmonov had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 13 days ago, while Ian Machado Garry's last outing had been 9 months ago.

Rakhmonov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Garry's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Rakhmonov vs Garry start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Rakhmonov vs Garry?

Shavkat Rakhmonov was a 6/25 (-430) favourite going into the contest, while Ian Machado Garry made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+310) with oddsmakers.