Riddell vs Mustafaev

Who won Riddell vs Mustafaev?

Brad Riddell beat Magomed Mustafaev by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 26, on Saturday 22nd February 2020 at Spark Arena in Auckland.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Brad Riddell.

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).

Riddell vs Mustafaev stats

Brad Riddell stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Magomed Mustafaev made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Brad Riddell's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Magomed Mustafaev's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested that Riddell and Mustafaev have similar power, both with a 71% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mustafaev had a large advantage over Riddell, boasting a 29% submission rate over Riddell's 0%.

Brad Riddell was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Mustafaev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Riddell. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Riddell was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 4 months later than Mustafaev, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 30 to Mustafaev's 26.

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Riddell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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