Shore vs Amirkhani

Who won Shore vs Amirkhani?

Jack Shore beat Makwan Amirkhani by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 286, on Saturday 18th March 2023 at o2 Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Shore vs Amirkhani stats

Jack Shore stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Makwan Amirkhani made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Jack Shore's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Makwan Amirkhani marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Jack Shore's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Makwan Amirkhani's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Shore had an advantage in power over Amirkhani, with a 25% knock out percentage over Amirkhani's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Amirkhani had a large advantage over Shore, boasting a 71% submission rate over Shore's 50%.

Jack Shore was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

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

Shore was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 4 months later than Amirkhani, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 42 to Amirkhani's 53.

Shore vs Amirkhani form

Jack Shore had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joanderson Brito at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ricky Simon at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Timur Valiev at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Liudvik Sholinian at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Makwan Amirkhani had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Jonathan Pearce at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Mike Grundy at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Lerone Murphy at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kamuela Kirk at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

He had been defeated by Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jack Shore had been fighting more than Makwan Amirkhani.

Going to this contest, Jack Shore had last fought 1 year and 2 months ago, while Makwan Amirkhani's last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 11 days ago.

Shore's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Amirkhani's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Shore vs Amirkhani?

Jack Shore was a 17/100 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Makwan Amirkhani made his way into the ring at 21/5 (+420) with oddsmakers.